Living Water Is Not Cheap

705 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 2Sa 23:15-17, “ And David said with longing, "Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" 16 So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD. 17 And he said, "Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should do this! Is this not the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things were done by the three mighty men.” These three mighty men of David broke through the enemies camp in order to bring the water of Bethlehem to David. Much like God breaking through the enemy's camp and bringing His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, the Living Water of Bethlehem to the world. One lesson we can take from this incident is the price of this Living Water is expensive! It comes at the price of shed blood. As the writer in Hebrews states : Heb 9:22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission. (Heb 9:22) The water that gives eternal life to you and I through the forgiveness of our sins, came at the terrible price of the suffering and death of God's own Son! Who was poured out like a drink offering for us! David's water came at the RISK of bloodshed, and he poured it out on the ground as an oblation to the Father, how much more then should we esteem the offering of Christ! We are not at liberty to cheapen the offering of Christ. We are not at liberty to cheapen grace by spending it on fleshly lusts, (cheap grace) or attaching conditions to it. (legalism) Heb 10:29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? Living Water (Jesus) is precious and God desires us to treat Him that way. Forgive us Lord for those times we forget the price You paid for our redemption.