Genesis 26:18 “Then Isaac dug again the wells of water which had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham; and he gave them the same names which his father had given them.”

GOT TO HAVE IT

The story told here in Genesis 26 shows the importance of water in the lives of Isaac and his people.  We can’t live long without water – about three days.  Our bodies have to have it.  Our animals have to have it.  Our crops have to have it.  If it is not there we have to find it somewhere.

You really need to read verse 16 to the end of the chapter to get the full story, but the short version is Isaac kept digging wells until he found one that they could use without being hassled by the locals.

TEACHING MOMENT

So what truth can you share with your children about this passage?  The next time you pour them a glass of water or open a bottle of water, tell them this story.  People used to argue and fight over water.  We still see that today in some drought stricken areas of the world.  They fight over physical water.  How sad!  But water is necessary to live.

Now here is the principle – we also can’t live (eternally) without the Living Water – Jesus Christ.  And the beauty of this water?  We don’t have to fight for it.  We don’t have to dig a well to find it.  We don’t have to search and search hoping to find it.  All we have to do is bow before a Holy God and ask for it.  He gives it away.  And this water continues to flow in our lives and quenches our deepest thirsts.

Are you thirsty today?  Have you drunk lately from that well of Living Water?  He offers it fresh and clean each day.  Will you take the cup from the Savior today?  Ask Him to refresh you with His life-giving liquid.