DRAWING FROM GOD’S WELLS [2]

ISAIAH 12:1-3

Pastor Rick Jackson

Last week we looked at the WELL OF SALVATION

 

I. THE WELL OF JOY

1. Joy Accompanies Salvation [Is. 12:3]

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

2. Joy Accompanies Fellowship [1 Jn. 1:3-10]

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another , and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

3. Joy Accompanies Obedience [Jn. 13:17]

If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

 

II. THE WELL OF GOD’S PRESENCE

1. We Can Face Unpleasantness if We Know God is Watching Us. [Gn. 16:7-14, 2 Chr. 16:9]

-And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi [“Well of the Living One Who sees me”]

-For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

2. We Can Face the Task if We Know God is With Us [Mt. 28:20]

- Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway , even unto the end of the world. Amen.

3. We Can Face Life With Contentment if We Know God Will Not Forsake Us [Heb. 13:5-6]

-Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

 

III. THE WELL OF ANSWERED PRAYER

1. We Ought to Pray [Lk. 18:1, Gn. 24:10-14]

- And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

2. We Ought to Worship the God Who Answers our Prayers [Gn. 24:19, 26-27, John 4:20-23]

-Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh , when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

3. We Ought to Serve the God Who Answers Our Prayers [Gn. 24:54-59, Acts 5:29]

-Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.