hej Chip !
 
Your letter goes direct to my heart, your observation about all those kind of waters, in all different colors and tastes - but not one of them is the real Living Water - only plagiat to make the producent rich !
 
The same happen with a lot of those so called "christian teachings" in our time, I believe in, that it is what Jesus warned against, in the words to the Laodicean church. - Its not realy a church any longer, - (Jesus
He stands outside) its more a social-religious market place, with buy and seel, to keep it all running in itself, and paying the leaders need to. - its far from the words: you have got it for free, give it for free !
 
And it again remind me of Gods word to Isaiah in chpt 55, where He invite us to come and buy with no money, water, wine and bread, - It in a way is the answer the five wise virgins, give to the unwise virgins, when they ask to share the Oil, so they also could - ligth the bridegroom in !
 
I also sometimes feel so tired, and then I go down to the Harbor close to me, or to the River running out in the Harbor. Wawing to the surfers out on the water, or those who come down the River, in there Canoes and boats.
 
I love to sit there in peace, asking God questions, and having answers in my heart. He often tells me what to write, and who to answer. And when I dont no how, He tell me what and how. Sometimes I have said: but Lord Im not sure that they read it, but the answer is: this is not your problem, just do as I tell you.
 
It have nothing to do with, that Im feeling better and so on, - not at all, the Lord have set me free of thinking in this terms. - But I also would be a liar to myself, if I have those thoughts, Im well aware of the  lack in my life, - Praise to the Lord My Redeemer and God, who take care of me !
 
Praise and Glory to our Great Lord, King and God - Jesus Christ - jan mikael ><> come Lord Jesus <><
 
                                                       Isaiah 55:1-13.v.
 
55:1 Ho, everyone who thirsts, come you to the waters, and he who has no money; come you, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
55:2 Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

55:3 Turn your ear, and come to me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
 

55:4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.
 

55:5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you don't know; and a nation that didn't know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.
 

55:6 Seek you Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:

55:7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
 

55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says Yahweh.

55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
 

55:10 For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

55:11 so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing I sent it to do.
 

55:12 For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.

55:13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to Yahweh for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.