LIVING WATER

For My people have committed two evils:
They have forsaken Me,
The fountain of living waters,
And hewn themselves cisterns –
Broken cisterns that can hold no water.
Jeremiah 2:13

There should never be “dry spells” in the Christian life. God said that He would be like an artesian well in the life of a believer. Artesian wells bubbled over with a cold, fresh, never-ending supply of water; as a result, thirsts are quenched and satisfied. What a picture of spiritual refreshment! When the Holy Spirit resides in you, you are filled with living water.

Dry Spells

Have you ever heard people say they are experiencing a dry spell in their Christian life? Are they saying the Lord ran out of water? It should never cross your mind that the fountain of living waters would ever be reduced to a trickle. Thus, you don’t need to run all over the place to try to find sources of spiritual refreshment. Conferences, retreats, and books can all bring encouragement; however, if you are a Christian, the source of spiritual refreshment already resides within you.

Christ’s Invitation

Sometimes as Christians we exchange the living fountain for a man-made, broken water tank that cannot hold water. Artesian wells do not dry up – broken cisterns do. Therefore, spiritual dryness cannot be refreshed by man-made sources – these will fail you every time! Instead, remember this invitation to you from Jesus: “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink” (John 7:37).

As you pray today, ask yourself if you’ve been refreshed by the living water only Jesus provides? Thank God for His never-ending supply of living water. Also thank Him for always quenching your thirst. Furthermore, ask God to refresh you again and again and again with His living water.

Source:
“Experiencing God Day-By-Day; The Devotional and Journal”, by Henry T. Blackaby and Richard Blackaby ©1997. Entry April 23.

Additional Reading:
Daily Reliance
Certainty Of God’s Supply
Spiritual Optimism