Sunday, August 1, 2010

Jeremiah 2:13–17

"'For my people have done two evil things:
They have abandoned me—
     the fountain of living water.
And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns
     that can hold no water at all!
Why has Israel become a slave?
     Why has he been carried away as plunder?
Strong lions have roared against him,
     and the land has been destroyed.
The towns are now in ruins,
     and no one lives in them anymore.
Egyptians, marching from their cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes,
     have destroyed Israel's glory and power.
And you have brought this upon yourselves
     by rebelling against the LORD your God,
     even though he was leading you on the way!""
 
Here is the essence of sin: forsaking the fountain of living water and digging cisterns for ourselves. We cannot help but create flawed cisterns, cracked and unable to hold any water at all, let alone the living water that God offers. And the result? Destruction and disaster, brought on by forsaking the Lord who wants to lead his people to blessing. Is there any area of your life where you may be "digging your own cistern" rather than looking to the fountain of living water? (Clue: any area that is not flourishing could be one where you're depending on self, not God.)

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