SHALLOW PUDDLES OR DEEP WELLS

“Therefore with joy shall we draw water
out of the wells of salvation”
(Isaiah 12:3).

Are you a well-digger? The early patriarchs dug wells to get their water. They couldn’t survive without a well. We must also be well-diggers in our spiritual life. Isaiah 12:3 inspires us to draw water out of the wells of salvation. Not just one well. Do you notice the word is “wells”? Plural! There are wells for every need we have in Christ.

God’s wells are deep. Deeper than you’ll ever need. But many times we dig shallow wells. We dig a little bit into God but we are too busy pursuing the things of this life to dig too deep. We look to other sources for our help and sustenance rather than pressing into God Himself.

Even when you dig wells, the devil prowls around trying to fill them up and stop you receiving the water of life. Reading the story of Isaac in Genesis 26:15 it says: “For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.”

Sometimes you’ve got to dig out your wells. Get rid of all the mirky, dirty scum that’s settled on the top because the water is so shallow. Cast it out. Dig deeper. Then keep them clean. Don’t let them fill up with the things of this life—earthly things, shallow things, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Too many Christians live shallow lives. Let’s go beyond the shallowness and dig deep. Deep into Christ. Deep into His Word.

The land God brings us into is a land of deep springs. Deuteronomy 8:7 says: “For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills.” You’ll be blessed by reading the rest of the chapter too.

God does not intend us to step around in shallow puddles but to draw from His living fountains and deep springs. The deeper we go into the pure water of the wells of God, the more we have to give to our family and to others. We have nothing to give from shallow puddles.

What about your family life? Do you seem to be always driving your children from this thing to that, rushing from one shallow puddle to the next? Let’s take our children deeper. Are you satisfied for your children to live shallow lives, getting a little of the Bible here and there? They have a little bit of Christianity, but more influence from their video games and electronics. Or do you want them to go deeper in God.

Take time to lead your family to the deep wells. Reorganize your life to make time to gather the family for prayer and reading God’s Word each morning and evening. Take time during the day to drop seeds of divine truth.

Jesus said: “If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and DRINK (not sip). and he that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly show flow rivers of living water” (John 7:37-39).

Blessings from Nancy Campbell

www.aboerubies.org

PRAYER:

“Dear loving Father, please forgive me for staying in the shallow puddles when You have deep wells for me. You have a well for every need in my life. Thank You for showing me that these wells don’t suddenly appear. I must dig for them. Give me a heart and a passion and strength to dig these wells. I know that as I dig them, You will fill them to overflowing with your life and salvation and deliverance in my daily life. I thank You in Jesus’ name.  Amen.”

AFFIRMATION:

I am going to become a well-digger! Amen!