Enemies had stopped the wells of Abraham Isaac worked hard to dig again the wells of his father because well water was essential to life Isaac displayed patience, perseverance, and piety in the face of his enemies What lessons can be learned from this story?

God is the well of salvation for us today (Isa. 12:3-4; 58:11-12; Zech. 13:1; Jn. 4:10,14; 7:37-39; Rev. 22:17) Some do not want the waters of salvation from God (Jer. 2:13), but for those who do, they must seek it (Jer. 6:16)

Ancient examples: Jewish tradition (Mt. 15:9; 23:13; Acts 15; Gal. 2) Greek idolatry & philosophy (Acts 17; Col. 2)

Modern examples: Denominationalism stops the well (Ac. 2:47) World religions stop the well (Jn. 14:6; Ac. 4:12) Unfaithful preaching stops the well (2 Tim. 4:2-4) Worldly living stops the well (Lk. 8:13) C. of C. liberalism stops the well (Col. 3:17)

Every generation has those enemies who will stop the well of salvation Every generation has those faithful servants who will re-dig the well of salvation Will you do the work it takes to re-dig the wells? Well restoration takes work & commitment Well maintenance takes work & commitment