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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; for when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 2 Peter 2:17-20.
Even the most copious wells may become empty and dry; even the most pious Christians become ungodly. He who had escaped may again be taken captive, and "entangled" in the old ways. Peter proves this by examples from his own time. Oh, that we may not be such examples and make like experiences! At least, do not you present such an example, dear reader. Do not become secure, and do not glory in yourself. Rely not upon yourself. Rely only on Him who upholds all things by the word of His power. He will keep you if you abide in Him. There are, alas! too many who have the pretension and the appearance of “wells," yet they do not give a drop of the water of life; words enough, but no reality, no unction, no spirit. Beware of such wells! Why will you tarry by them? You must die of thirst if you do not seek the well of living water in Him who has said, "He that believeth on me, of his, belly shall flow rivers of living water" (John 7:38). Where these rivers of life do not flow, you must not seek to quench your thirst, providing you know the spring from experience. If you do, you are a well without water yourself, and will fall back to "the pollutions of the world," be "tangled" in its meshes and become worse than you were before. But if you earnestly desire to be saved, it is within your power. The well is near, and open to all who thirst and desire to come and drink. If Jesus be in you, you have within you that river of life which never runs dry, which never lacks water. Abide, therefore, in Him, and let Him abide in you. Then you shall not be a well without water; your well will always give abundant water where you and yours may daily quench their thirst.
Plenteous grace with Thee is found,
Grace to cover all my sin;
Let the healing streams abound.
Make and keep me pure within;
Thou of life the Fountain art,
Freely let me take of Thee;
Spring Thou up within my heart.
Rise to all eternity.
