Re-Dig The Wells

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Re-Dig The Wells

by Johnny K. Hughes

Throughout history, wells were often the source of contention and power struggles, and in the Book of Genesis, we see where Israel’s enemies were notorious for filling in wells with dirt. In Genesis 26, we read where God tells Isaac not to go to Egypt during a time of famine. He instructed him to stay in the place where He had placed him and to plant his seed for a harvest. God blessed him with a bounty of crops and herds.

The Philistines became very jealous of Isaac, and they filled all the wells with dirt. These were the wells that the servants of his father, Abraham, had dug many years earlier. After his bountiful harvest, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, asked Isaac to leave the country, stating, “You are mighty, and have become too rich and powerful for us.”

Isaac moved to the Gerar Valley and began to re-dig the wells of Abraham; however, as he opened the first well, local shepherds came and claimed the fresh water as their own. Isaac’s servants then opened another well, and again, there was a fight over the rights of the water. Abandoning that well and moving on, they reopened a third well, and the local people left them alone. Isaac named this well Rehoboth, meaning “Room Enough,” for God made room for them to thrive.

As I was reading through these Scriptures, I realized the same thing happens in our spiritual lives. Following a spiritual breakthrough or victory, our spiritual enemies will immediately begin to disrupt the flow of fresh, invigorating water with the garbage from the world; likewise, the enemy will also try to fill the spiritual wells of our ancestors that are rightfully ours. These wells represent the living waters of their past ministry, as well as their unfulfilled promises.

It takes persistence to see the promises of God become reality. Isaac didn’t stop digging when he encountered 40 // March 2021

opposition. He moved ahead and reopened another well. We must be persistent in the face of our enemy and continue moving forward. Following the digging of the Rehoboth well, Isaac received the confirmation of his father’s promises upon his life, and there he built an altar. Proverbs 22:28 states, “Do not remove the ancient landmarks which your fathers have set.” It is important to mark the places of our victories and build an altar of remembrance, and by doing so, we are able to take authority over the pushback of the enemy.

Stand your ground and know he cannot push you past your last victory over him. Persistence keeps the flow of God’s Spirit alive in our lives. Remember the victories of your past. There is an enemy waiting to fill your wells with debris of human traditions, but we must look back past the reformers, denominationalism, and religious actions. Tap into the crystal-clear flow released by the Lord in the first century, pulling that past into our present. Guard your wells and rebuild the fallen altars!

About The Author Johnny K. Hughes is the executive director of Indian Ministries of North America, Inc.

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