pictures of the same disabling problem—a lack of spiritual strength and vitality. Once again, God’s answer to these things is ‘the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus’ (Phil. 1:19) for, throughout Scripture, water is a picture of the Spirit (John 4:14; 7:38–39). In the race of faith, as we have seen, some things must be ‘laid aside’ and some things ‘strengthened’. But there are also things that must be actively and positively ‘pursued’: ‘Pursue peace with all people, and
Page 433