"Going In Deep" -2

"Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of Thy waterspouts: all Thy waves and Thy billows are gone over me." (Psalms 42:7) Now then, if we are going against the flow, then we are sure to experience some bumps and resistance along the way; however, when we are submerged in the Word of God, all of that noise, if you will, is overcome by God's voice within our lives; in other words, He becomes louder and louder, the more that we are in His word and yielding to His Spirit. Do we actually hunger and thirst for righteousness? or are we okay with being questionably saved? If we have been transformed and we are living for God, then there is no question that we have been saved, and that God's Spirit is leading our lives; but if we have not been changed, and if we are not living for God, then where is the fruit of our salvation? And then, if we do not have the fruit in our lives, do we then set out to do those things that show fruit? or do we seek out the source by which the fruit is manifested? That is really a pretty silly question, if you really stop and think about it, because the fruit comes from abiding on the Vine; we can't just pick up fruit and start living and sharing, expecting that fruit to empower our lives, because it is dead fruit if it is not abiding in Jesus Christ. We must be changed; whether that involves a rededicating of our lives, or a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit, it must be a work of God that happens within us, not us working to make it happen. Maybe somewhere along the way God's Word has become irrelevant, as if, we somehow think that we have a total understanding of His Word, and therefore we do not need to study it anymore to show ourselves approved? I would sure hope not, because God's Word will never be irrelevant; even in heaven God's Word will still be what guides our lives, for in Revelation 22:4 it says, "And they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads"; His name will be everything about Him, all that He is, and everything that we need to know, which shall no longer be something we read from a book, but will be part of what we will become. In other words; not only will His Word still be relevant when we get to heaven, but it will become a part of what we shall be in heaven. After all of that said, I must confess that I really don't know how that relates; except to say... "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David." (Isaiah 55:1-3)