“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water."
Jeremiah 2:13 NKJV
God had told Jeremiah that His people had committed two evils (1) They had forsaken Him the Fountain of Living Waters, and (2) they had created for themselves their own cisterns which would easily break after a time, and thus, would hold no water. They were trying to quench their cravings for salvation and significance in the wrong places. God's people had served worthless deities - instead of God, the Fountain of Living Waters, they had chosen broken cisterns.
David Guzik comments:
'This was the first of the evils of God’s people – to forsake God. This is evil, not only for disloyalty and ingratitude, but also because it is foolish; God is the fountain of living waters, the never-ending supply of the good, pure, essential supplies of life.
(1) In the ancient east near a fountain of living waters – an artesian spring – was something special. It was a constant supply of good, fresh, life-giving water that came to you! In ancient Israel, water was a lot of work, but a fountain of living waters brought it right to you.
(2) And hewn themselves cisterns – broken cisterns that can hold no water: Having forsaken God’s fountain of living waters, His people then worked hard (hewn themselves) for a greatly inferior supply (cisterns). Despite their hard work, all they ended up with were broken cisterns that can hold no water. Enduring Word - David Guzik
The people were willing to trust their own leading and collect water in their own cisterns - water that had no life in it and, would quickly become stagnant and be lethal to anyone who drank it. You know, sometimes we can be so stubborn and want our own way instead of listening and obeying God who, most definitely knows far more than we do. In a way, it is a little like what we read yesterday:
'Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13 - 14
We need to forget the hurtful past but, never Jesus. He is the one that we set our sights on; the one we run with endurance towards, and He, is the one who will give us Living Water (John 4) - life. Stop trying to do things on your own, it will never be successful. Sooner or later, you are going to need Jesus. Therefore, make it sooner and choose Him today
If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:
Lord Jesus, I have sinned
I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen'
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