“For my people have committed two evils:they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water,” Jeremiah 2:13 (ESV). In Revelation 21:6 (ESV) we read, “He said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.’” Finding drinkable water in a “dry and thirsty land” is critical to survival, but free flowing water is rare. Cisterns were used to store water, but stagnant water becomes undrinkable fairly quickly. If the cistern, usually hewn out of solid stone was broken, it was useless. How often do we attempt to sustain our soul with useless substitutes? Lust for love, entertainment for purpose, happiness for the Joy of the LORD? Truly, we become our own worst enemy when we turn to false stand-ins. LORD, forgive my wanderings from Your highest and best. Teach me to drink deeply from Your daily supply and use me to help others do the same.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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