A small boy from the slums came to the hospital with a broken leg. He came from a family where. with seven children to feed, hunger was never quite satisfied.
At his home a glass of milk had to be shared between several children. A finger would be placed at a certain spot on the glass and the drinker would be told: "Only to here!"
At the hospital, when he had been made comfortable and the nurse brought him a large glass of milk, the little boy looked at it longingly and then asked, "How deep may I drink?"
The nurse, with tears in her eyes, exclaimed, "Drink it all darling; drink it all!"
The Lord Jesus, on one occasion, stood and cried: "If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink." John 7:37.
If a thirsty one should ask: "How deep may I drink?" His answer would be, "O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved." Sol. 5:1.
"Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." Rev. 22:17.
How deep may I drink of forgiveness? Until you have the assurance of complete forgiveness, for He "forgiveth all thine iniquities." Psa. 103:3.
How deep may I drink of peace? Until you know the "peace of God, which passeth all understanding." Phil. 4:7.
How deep may I drink of His love? To the uttermost limit of your heart's capacity, to the end of time, and throughout all eternity; for the Father loves all believers as He loves the Son (John 17:23).
"O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved!"