“Isaac reopened the wells that had
been dug in the days of his father Abraham and that the Philistines had stopped
up after Abraham died. He gave
them the names his father had given them.”.
This is a passage where it talks
about Isaac digging the wells and reopening it once again which was closed
up by the Philistines. Isaac had a right to these wells by reason of
the old covenant between his father Abraham and the king. Hence when his claim
was resisted, he abandoned the well. Every time he dug and opened the closed
well, they strove and claimed it. And finally, the Bible says, “he dug another,
and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth.”. (Genesis 26:22).
In this new year I challenge you
to look into the closed wells of your life. What are the gifts left unoperated?
What are the services that you did effectively for the Lord have you abandoned
because of people's resistance? God has graciously extended a year in your life
and it is worth taking a stock of all that is left abandoned. You may have so
many reasons as to why you have abandoned, and that’s ok. Can you reconsider
reopening the wells that give fresh waters? Look unto the Lord for his help and
mercy in this new year.
In order to dig and unearth the
closed wells the first step would be to dig out all the trash and the dirt that
closed your potentials and your ability to connect to God. Paul in 1
Corinthians 5:7-8 says, “Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a
new unleavened batch, as indeed you are. For Christ our Passover let us observe
the feast, not with old leaven or with the leaven of malice and evil, but with
the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”. Paul reiterated this
because the little deceptions, little insincerities and little subtleness can
spoil the purpose for which you have been called and further block the wells of
your life. Find out how with new fresh commitment in your personal life and in
your ministry, you can accelerate to have power and influence to
transform many lives.
This is a year of opportunity, may
we all seriously find ways to enrich our relationship with God and find ways to
open up the areas where we were once effective for God in carrying out the
great commission (the sole purpose of every individual). Be refueled by
God’s sovereign power once again and be a well that is capable of giving fresh
water always.
Consider the
massive number of people who have little or no access to the gospel. Are you
comfortable with such darkness? What will you and your church do about it?
Population: 7.67 Billion
Population unreached: 3.19 Billion
% Population in unreached: 41.6%
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