Psalm 142:4 NKJV
Look on my right hand and see, For there is no one who acknowledges me; Refuge has failed me; No one cares for my soul.
Jeremiah 2:13 NKJV
"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.
How come the well of life had run dry for the people of God?
Why was there no comfort, no one who cared or kept them safe?
The answer is so simple.
They were trying to drink from the wrong "water source"!
They had forsaken the Lord and were looking elsewhere for spiritual sustenance.
Any way that leads away from God is ultimately a cul-de-sac - a dead end.
I need to learn this afresh every day because because the Enemy of my soul is prowling around looking to "steal, kill and destroy".
My heart needs direction and guidance from the One who loved me enough to die for me.
Him I can trust.
Walking in The Way is vital to stay safe. Filter everything through God's Word.
Proverbs 4:20-23 NKJV
My child, give attention to My words; Incline your ear to My sayings. [21] Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; [22] For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. [23] Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
This is the generation, more than any other, overflowing with distractions and deceptions.
I need to guard my heart as the Word says.
Going to the Source of Living Water to drink of Him deeply and not to quench myself at poluted, poisoned water holes offered by the world - is a daily decision.
Practically, what does that look like?
For me it means avoiding entertainment that glorifies violence, immorality and foul language.
These things influence and polute the heart and infiltrate the mind.
How much time do I devote to these kind of things as opposed to God's Word?
That's a very big SELAH!!
Dear Lord Jesus, keep me on track by the Power of the Holy Spirit.
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