BROKEN CISTERNS

 

"For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns--broken cisterns that can hold no water.  (Jeremiah 2:13 NKJV)

On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.  (John 7:37 NKJV)

What an infinite mistake to miss the fountain freely flowing to quench our thirst, and to hew out broken cisterns, in which is disappointment and despair. Many may read these words, each with a soul thirst craving satisfaction; each within reach of God, whose nature is as water for those that are athirst, but they are attempting the impossible task of satisfying the craving for the infinite and divine, with men and the things of the world.

There is the cistern of pleasure, engraved with fruits and flowers, wrought at the cost of health and peace; the cistern of wealth, gilded and inlaid with costly gems; the cistern of human love, which, however fair and beautiful, can never satisfy the soul that rests in it alone. All these are erected at the infinite cost of time and strength and are treacherous and disappointing.

At our feet the fountain of God's love is flowing through the channel of Jesus Christ, the divine man. He says to each of us: "Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst.'" We have to descend to the level of the stream, if its waters are to flow over our parched lips to quench our thirst. We must come back to Calvary, take our stand at the foot of the cross, hear again the words of Him who died there for us, saying "I thirst," that He might be able to give the water of life freely to all who come to Him.

If you are weary of your toil, drop your tools, and come back to God. Forsake the alliances, the friendships, the idolatries, the sins which have alienated you from your best friend. Open your heart that He may create in you the fountain of living water, leaping up to eternal life. "The Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him that heareth say, Come! And let him that is athirst, Come! And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."

"I came to Jesus, and I drank

Of that life-giving stream;

My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,

And now I live in Him."

PRAYER

Teach us, Lord, the art of living in fellowship with Yourself so that every act may be a Psalm, every meal a blessing, every room a sanctuary, and every thought a prayer. In your name I ask it, AMEN.

God's Daily Promise

 Promise #69:
The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead will also give life to you. 

Romans 8:11 (WEB)
But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you,
he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies
through his Spirit who dwells in you.