Where then do You get that
living water? —John 4:11
“The well is deep” — and even
a great deal deeper than the Samaritan woman knew! (John 4:11). Think of the
depths of human nature and human life; think of the depth of the “wells” in
you. Have you been limiting, or impoverishing, the ministry of Jesus to the
point that He is unable to work in your life? Suppose that you have a deep
“well” of hurt and trouble inside your heart, and Jesus comes and says to you,
“Let not your heart be troubled…” (John 14:1). Would your response be to shrug
your shoulders and say, “But, Lord, the well is too deep, and even You can’t
draw up quietness and comfort out of it […] We limit the Holy One of Israel by
[…] by saying, “Of course, I cannot expect God to do this particular thing.”
The thing that approaches the very limits of His power is the very thing we as
disciples of Jesus ought to believe He will do. […] The reason some of us are
such poor examples of Christianity is that we have failed to recognize that
Christ is almighty. […] When we get into
difficult circumstances, we impoverish His ministry by saying, “Of course, He
can’t do anything about this.” We struggle to reach the bottom of our own well,
trying to get water for ourselves. Beware of sitting back, and saying, “It
can’t be done.” You will know it can be done if you will look to Jesus.” CHAMBERS
(Philippians 4:6-9) “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every
situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to
God. And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble,
whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it
into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”
Often times I refer to verses
6 and 7 as one thought, about not be anxious but turning to God and then verses
8 and 9 and what you should think about as a Christian. But, they are really
connected. We choose what we focus on
and what we think about. We must “stop” when we are distressed and whatever we have
“learned or heard or seen” put into
practice. So we choose not to worry but
to trust God. We choose to focus our
minds on what is right .. godly things … and then put those things into
practice in our lives. The result will
be peace in the midst of the storm.
Peace which transcends earthly wisdom.
Your life may be falling apart … you might be facing a terminal illness
… the loss of a loved one … great loss or hardship, but we can find peace –
supernatural peace – in the midst of it.
But if you choose otherwise .. to not look to God, to trust in yourself,
please do not ask God where He was or why He did not intervene. I saw a saying once that went like this. “God is nowhere” or “God is now here” You can choose to live like the former is
true, but it’s not. Your God is close
….. ELGIN
“The Anchor Holds” LAWRENCE
CHEWNING/ RAY BOLTZ
I have journeyed, Through the long, dark night, Out on the open sea, By faith alone, Sight unknown
And yet His eyes were watching me
I've had visions, I've had dreams, I've even held them in my hand, But I never
knew, They would slip right
through, Like they were only grains of
sand
I have been young, But I am older now, And there has been beauty, These eyes have
seen,
But it was in the night, Through
the storms of my life, Oh, that's where God proved His love to me
The anchor holds Though the
ship's been battered. The anchor holds Though the sails are torn
I have fallen on my knees As
I faced the raging seas. The anchor holds In spite of the storm
Charley Elgin
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