Jeremiah 2:13
“My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken Me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.”
There is an expression that was popular a number of years ago, and it may still be in use for all I know: “It’s the pits!” Generally speaking it implies that things are not going the direction we would like them to go. Have you ever felt that way?
I can relate to that feeling at the moment because of something that happened earlier this afternoon. I have been trying to update some of my files and in doing so I have been shifting from program to program. I had Wednesday’s Daily-E-Votional completed and instead of saving it, I deleted it! That’s the pits!!!
I say that, but at the same time I must confess that such events have always been the work of the Lord. He is in complete control of my life and ministry. What may appear to be a fractured pit has often resulted in ministry beyond my ability.
I recall the story of a young lad that was told to bring water from the spring to the house using two wooden buckets. One of these had a fairly large leak and by the time he would reach the house, most of the water was gone.
Day after day he asked his grandfather for a new bucket or to just take one bucket to the spring, but he refused. After several weeks the boy threw something of a fit and wanted to know why he was required to use the leaky bucket. The old man took the boy by the hand and showed him the path to and from the spring. On the side where the bucket had leaked, there were flowers growing, but on the other side nothing but bare ground.
Perhaps the Lord has sown seeds along our path and our fractured container may be the life giving source that is needed.
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil