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Morning and Evening

February 17, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi." — Genesis 25:11 · KJV

Hagar had once found deliverance there, and Ishmael had drunk from the water so graciously revealed by the God who lives and sees the sons of men; but that was only a passing visit, such as worldly people pay to the Lord in times of need, when it serves their turn. They cry to Him in trouble but forsake Him in prosperity. Isaac dwelt there, and made the well of the living, all-seeing God his constant source of supply. The usual tenor of a man's life, the dwelling-place of his soul, is the true test of his state. Perhaps the providential visit Hagar experienced had struck Isaac's mind and led him to revere the place; its mystical name endeared it to him; his frequent musings by its brim at evening made him familiar with the well; his meeting Rebekah there had made his spirit feel at home near the spot; but best of all, the fact that he there enjoyed fellowship with the living God had made him choose that hallowed ground for his home. Let us learn to live in the presence of the living God; let us pray the Holy Spirit that this day, and every day, we may feel, "Thou God seest me." May the Lord Yahweh be a well to us — delightful, comforting, unfailing, springing up to eternal life. The creature's bottle cracks and dries up, but the Creator's well never fails; happy is he who dwells at the well and so has abundant, constant supplies near at hand. The Lord has been a sure helper to others; His name is Shaddai, God All-sufficient; our hearts have often had most delightful fellowship with Him; through Him our soul has found her glorious Husband, the Lord Jesus; and in Him this day we live and move and have our being. Let us, then, dwell in closest fellowship with Him. Glorious Lord, constrain us, that we may never leave You, but dwell by the well of the living God.