Dig A Little Deeper In the Well

 

I’m Duane Matz and welcome to Today’s Living Word.

I was reading Genesis chapter 26 this morning and was struck by how often “wells” were mentioned. Abraham had dug them but the heathen kept filling them up with sand  cutting off the supply of water. Then Isaac comes along and the same problem arises. He dug them and the unbelievers filled them up.

 

It’s what unbelievers do, they seek to cut off the believers supply of “living water.”

 

All this talk about wells and water in the chapter and at the end of the chapter we see this information about Esau, (the son of Isaac) inserted: Ge 26:34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.

 

Where did that come from? Why was Esau’s marriage to unbelievers brought up? Why were Isaac and Rebekah grieved? I believe it came from God’s consistent command to not marry an unbeliever. ‘ Do not be unequally yoked! (2 Cor 6:14)

 

The result of this unequal yoking often results in a ditching of the faith aa the supply of living water is cut off or polluted by the ungodly influence of the unbeliever.

 

This most important first step of finding a life’s partner is often overlooked and sadly under emphasized in the church today. In this matter I would urge the singles in the kingdom to not settle but to seek out a like minded believer for marriage,

 

Before tying the knot, give a listen to this oak Ridge Boys song and “Dig A Little Deeper In the Well”

 

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I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living Word