Time To Dig A New Well For The Soul92 [Gen 26:12-22] / Anne's Faith Column

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Time To Dig A

New Well For The Soul92

[Gen 26:12-22]

 

 / Anne's Faith Column 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

We who live today must be constantly

supplied with living water that can

quench our thirst in order to keep

our spirits from being exhausted.

 

If God wants to bless us,

no one can stop it.

 

When 'Isaac' grew prosperous

due to God's blessing and eventually

became so wealthy, the Philistines

who lived nearby envied him

 

and did not hesitate to stop up,

filling all the wells with earth.

 

The well was the most necessary

source of their lives at the time.

 

But in the end, King Abimelech,

the Philistine king, realized that God

was with Isaac and that there was

no way to hinder his life.

 

On the contrary, he felt a

sense of crisis and ordered

Isaac to leave.

 

Even when they pushed Isaac

into trouble, God provided him

with the water he needed so that

a spring would burst out wherever

he dug a well from where he stayed.

 

Sometimes, when God's answers

and blessings come, we may be

 

ostracized by unbelievers or people

of faith, or we may be interrupted

by important things, so the source 

of supply is blocked like Isaac.

 

However, living as Christians,

we are comforted by thinking of God

 

who led Isaac to victory with the

urgent voice of the Philistine king:

`Leave us,' and who supplied

the pioneers of faith. 

 

Even when they envy us and

something wrong comes  up to  us,

we should never be disappointed.

 

That’s  because  every time of crisis,

the Almighty God is with us, and the

people who are harassing the children

of God will be sure to surrender.

 

Do you have a difficult situation

due to obstacles in your life?

 

If so, believe in the power and voice

of the Almighty God who actually

bursts out the spring of the blocked

problem and supplies the

living water for us.

 

Although the Philistines envied Issac

and interfered with his life and even

took away all the possessions

 

he had worked for, he did not

complain about the whole

environment and situation.

 

Once God makes his mind,

there is no one in this world 

who can stop God's blessing.

 

The fact that wherever Issac dug

a well, water sprang up, tells us

that his life changed surprisingly

 

after he offered a sacrifice of

obedience to be willing to give

his life through his father Abraham.

 

Furthermore, it proves to all of us

that he received much help from

God in his life, and that he was

blessed with prosperity

in the favor of God.

 

If you are blocked with

obstacles in your life, 

it is time to dig a new well.

 

We should also not be disappointed

or discouraged every time we dig

a new well in the land that

the Lord has given us.

 

When we, like Issac, experience

the Lord in our lives, those who

envy us and harass us, seeing

 

our attitude, can no longer

use their strength,

 

on the   contrary, 

they will voluntarily

confess to us:

 

"Please leave us."

 

Now,

what kind of posture should

we take if it's time to dig the

well for a new soul?

 

1) We should only trust in

 God and move forward.

 

Then, we will be able to look to

the Lord without fear and doubt.

 

2) We should not be complaining

or disappointed even if the

environment is bad because

of our neighbors who don't

understand us.

 

3) We should not be easily

 distracted by our surroundings.

 

We should experience the

protection of God through

worship, praise, and

obedience,

 

and overcome

evil with goodness.

 

We believe that when we offer

sacrifices to God every moment

with thanksgiving, God will truly

 

be pleased with our sacrifices

and will be personally

involved in our lives.

 

Prayer

 

Thank you, Lord!  

We feel the need for living

water every day.

 

When we dig a well in a new

environment so that our souls

may not be exhausted,

 

please revive our souls,

and above all, Lord be with us.

 

Amen.

 

- To Be Continue - 

 

 

2010/09/06

 

/ By Priscilla