Going Back to the Well, Again and Again
Scripture
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”
— Matthew 5:6 (NKJV)
Devotion
This weeks sermon made this clear: going to the well is not a one-time event. It’s a lifestyle. We pour out—through serving, parenting, working, loving difficult people—and we get empty. Then we come back and are filled again. Then we pour out. Then we return.
Pastor Darren described us sloshing out water all over life until the bucket’s nearly empty. The answer is not to stop pouring; it’s to keep returning. Your soul needs regular encounters with God—Scripture, worship, prayer, silence, repentance, honest conversation with Him—not as religious duty, but as survival.
Hunger and thirst are not signs that something is wrong; they’re signs that you’re alive. Jesus promises: those who hunger and thirst for righteousness shall be filled.
Reflection
Prayer
Father, I don’t want to live on yesterday’s drink. Make me a person who lives close to the Well. Stir in me a fresh hunger and thirst for You. Show me the practical steps I need to take to meet with You regularly. Fill me, refill me, and keep filling me as I pour out. I want to live in the flow of Your Spirit. In Jesus’ name, amen.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”
— Matthew 5:6 (NKJV)
Devotion
This weeks sermon made this clear: going to the well is not a one-time event. It’s a lifestyle. We pour out—through serving, parenting, working, loving difficult people—and we get empty. Then we come back and are filled again. Then we pour out. Then we return.
Pastor Darren described us sloshing out water all over life until the bucket’s nearly empty. The answer is not to stop pouring; it’s to keep returning. Your soul needs regular encounters with God—Scripture, worship, prayer, silence, repentance, honest conversation with Him—not as religious duty, but as survival.
Hunger and thirst are not signs that something is wrong; they’re signs that you’re alive. Jesus promises: those who hunger and thirst for righteousness shall be filled.
Reflection
- What practical “rhythms” can help you stay close to the Well—daily Scripture, prayer times, worship music, a weekly fast, midweek church, accountability?
- If you’re honest, have you been living more as a “Sunday-only sipper” or a “well-dweller”?
Prayer
Father, I don’t want to live on yesterday’s drink. Make me a person who lives close to the Well. Stir in me a fresh hunger and thirst for You. Show me the practical steps I need to take to meet with You regularly. Fill me, refill me, and keep filling me as I pour out. I want to live in the flow of Your Spirit. In Jesus’ name, amen.