Knowing Him Daily

28.July.2025

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to sit down with watercolors for the first time in many years. It felt unfamiliar—awkward even—as I tried to remember the basics: how to blend, how to soften lines, and how to create intensity with such a delicate medium. One thing surprised me again, though I’d learned it long ago: with watercolor, you cannot create true white by adding more paint. The only way to preserve white on the canvas is to leave that space completely untouched.

If you were to leave the entire paper untouched, however—never dipping the brush in water or pigment, never applying it to the canvas—there would be no image at all. The brush doesn’t move on its own. The artist must move it. The hand must guide the vision of the artist.

In the same way, our lives are a canvas. But we’re not passive observers—we are painters holding the brush. The creative process doesn’t begin until we yield ourselves to it. A good artist sees something in their mind’s eye and then translates that image to the paper through intentional strokes, skill, and vision. Likewise, in our walk with God, we have a role to play in shaping the outcome. Just because God is present doesn’t mean we automatically receive everything He has for us. His power is available, but we must pick up the brush.

Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” Matthew 5:6. Psalm 63:1 echoes this heart cry: “O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You…” And Isaiah 44:3 promises, “I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground.”

The question isn’t whether He’s willing to pour out—it’s whether we are thirsty enough to receive.

Spiritual hunger and thirst aren’t passive. Bible verses don’t just show up in our thoughts or pour out of our mouths by accident. There’s a communion that must happen within us. We are responsible to spend time in His Word, to know who He is, and to reflect that reality in the world around us.

We’re not meant to be stagnant ponds, just collecting truth, storing up knowledge, and never releasing it. The Christian life was always meant to be a flow, not just a reservoir. Yet we must also be careful not to manufacture that flow in our own strength. When we do things for God without Him working through us, we end up with something Scripture calls “dead works.”

So maybe today is a good day to pick up the brush again. Not striving, not performing—but intentionally participating in the masterpiece He wants to create with your life. Stay tender to His touch. Leave some space white, untouched by the world. And above all, keep the flow of water and color moving, Him in you, and you surrendered to Him.

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If you’ve never given your life to Jesus, or if you’ve walked away, trying to do life your own way it’s not too late. He’s calling you back. He’s been waiting.

Return to Him today. Surrender your plans, your pain, and your past. He’s ready to restore, renew, and realign you with your divine purpose.

~ Dear Heavenly Father ~

Thank You for sending Jesus to die on the Cross just for me. I admit that I have sinned, and I repent. I ask You to forgive me. I believe that He died and rose again. Right now, I make Him the Lord of my life. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit. My sins are washed away, my past is forgiven, and my future is bright. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus’ Name Amen.

Make today count and see you tomorrow.