The Life Source
“Come and drink the Water of Life.” Revelation 22:17
The Babylonians encircled Jerusalem and cut off its food supply. The question was, how long could they hold out?
That’s what the Babylonians kept wondering. But a month passed, then two, then an entire year, and still they held out.
The secret of Jerusalem’s survival is the water supply from a spring outside the city walls where Hezekiah had cut a 542 m long tunnel through solid rock. From there water passed under the city walls to a reservoir inside called the Pool of Siloam. Without it God’s people would have gone down in defeat.
Its not not just another Bible story; there’s an important lesson here for us:
To live victoriously there are some things we need to do:
1. Know your life’s true source;
2. Protect it;
3. draw from it daily.
If your security, your strength, your self-worth or your strategy for living comes from any other source but God, then the enemy can defeat you.
Everything you need comes from God, so protect and nurture your relationship with Him, for it will always be the focal point of Satan’s attack.
A day without reading God’s Word is not merely a slip; it’s a set-up for failure.
Prayerlessness is not carelessness; it’s foolishness in the extreme.
You say, ‘Well, I’m doing ok and I don’t pray or read the Bible very much.’ Maybe you haven’t reached your hour of testing yet. When that comes, without an established source to draw from you’ll struggle more and succeed less. Is that really how you want to live?
The Spirit and the bride say come. Come to drink deep from the Source. Drink daily from the living Spring.