In Genesis 26:24-25 we read of Isaac and his struggles to make it in the desert. He was very prospersous and this made the Philistines envy him. They would fill in his wells. Without water his flocks and servants would perish. At Beersheba, he had an encounter with God and Isaac built an altar where he called on the name of the Lord.
We are all the same kind of people today, strong willed, and we must be willing to lay upon an altar. It is up to you to submit. Have you presented yourself a living sacrifice to God? 1Cor 6:19
Isaac pitched a tent, which speaks of detatchment, that he was willing to go when and if God led him away.
Then he dug a well. Water in the Bible refers to the annointing, meditation on the Word of God. When a person dwells with the Father, he is like the tree planted by the rivers of waters. Ps 1:3. For Isaac, it was physically a matter of life and death! Remember, he was a very wealthy man; not in money, but in sheep, cattle, servants, living beings who had to have water to exist in that harsh environment. It truly was "dig or die".
We must have that Living Water ourselves in our walk with the Lord. We have to keep pouring out love and care and work for the Lord, and it is hard, but that's what we are here to do. When we get dry and empty, we have to go back to the well. Dig deeper into the Word, go to the altar, seek the Source to be filled again. It is DIG OR DIE!!
We have to dig a little deeper, pray longer, worship harder, touch the Throne more, kneel longer, confess more, dig or die! We must have His strength for this race that is set before us so that we can be strong enough to allow God's Presence to go with us!
