| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again. But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty. In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up in him for eternal life.” John 4:13-14 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Guard your well” Deep wells and cool refreshing water are metaphors the Bible uses as a picture of deep discipleship that yields spiritual renewal. The person or people involved are urged to go deep with the Lord, and the result is a refreshing encounter with God and spiritual renewal. In John chapter four Jesus had His famous encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. He asks her for a drink of water and she points out to Him that the well is deep and He has nothing to draw the water with. That then leads to the response from Jesus that we just read in John 4:13-14. In the Swindoll Study Bible, Pastor Chuck Swindoll uses the incident in Genesis 21:22-24 to make a similar point. In that scene, Abraham’s men dug an actual deep well to access real water in a remote location out in the wilderness. After the well was dug, they then guarded it from the enemy soldiers of Abimelech who had a history of seizing wells that belonged to other people. The water was precious to Abraham and his people and access to it needed to be protected. Pastor Chuck used that scene to teach a spiritual lesson. He notes that we all need deep spiritual wells that we can draw from, and those wells of ours need to be protected too. Those spiritual wells that refresh us can be quiet times with the Lord, group Bible study, weekly worship services, or other spiritual disciplines. We need to protect our times at those wells from encroachment by people, events, or demands on us that might draw us away from our time at the well. Chuck writes, “Think about your well of refreshment. Think about the value of time at the well. Watch out for the soldiers of Abimelech. Guarding your well isn’t selfish. It is of paramount importance to your survival and productivity.” One of the deep wells which provides spiritual refreshing and which we need to guard is the faithful participation in the full life of a good church. When your church gathers this weekend for Bible study, worship, and fellowship, you need to be there. Don’t let anyone or anything draw you away from that time of deep spiritual renewal. Guard that well. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
| Copyright © 2023 Oak Hill Baptist Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you requested to be included in the Daily Devotional email reader group. Our mailing address is: Oak Hill Baptist Church 3036 Genesis Road Crossville, TN 38571 |
- Comment
- Reblog
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Oak Hill Baptist Church 