"He that believeth on Me, out of the midst of him shall flow rivers of living water." "These operations are of marvellous power. Brethren, do you understand my text? Do rivers of living water flow out of you? Notice, first, that this is to be an inward work: the rivers of living water are to flow out of the midst of the man. The words are according to our version, "Out of his belly" -- that is, from his heart and soul. The rivers do not flow out of his mouth, the promised power is not oratory. We have plenty of words, flood of words, but this is heart work. The source of the rivers is found in the inner life, it is an inner life. It is an inward work at its fountain head. It is not a work of talent and ability and show, and glitter, and glare: it is altogether an inward work. The life flood is to come out of a man's inmost self, out of the bowels and essential being of the man."
(Wind & Fire, Ten sermons on the Holy Spirit CH Spurgeon)
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