Well of Living Waters

Im re-digging some wells that I have abandoned. In Genesis 26:18 it talks about Isaac re-digging the wells his father had dug. They had been abandoned after the death of Abraham and the Philistines had filled them with dirt. I want to re-claim things that have been abandoned to my own busy life, other projects and perhaps even some things that have been forgotten by others.  One of those wells is this idea of creating online worship services.

Wells are sources of water. It is the need for water that determined where cities were built and where people gathered. It is a daily necessity. In John 4 Jesus talked to the woman at the well and told her he could give her living water. He talked about a day coming when the true worshipers would worship in Spirit and Truth. It would no longer be about the place of worship because each believer would be a temple or a house of God. John 7:38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

 The beauty of these Online worship services is that you can partake in them at any time. If you don't like a song simply move on to the next one. The videos do not play automatically so you will need to click on them to start each one. I like this because worship is a fluid Spirit led thing and you may be deep in it with the Lord and need time before moving on. These are videos that I have found posted on youtube in most cases I am not the copyright holder. Occasionally I do post some of the songs I have written or covers of songs I have recorded. I try to make these services some what thematic so you can choose by topic what will best minister to you on a particular day.

This next song is one I recorded a while ago. In all humility, I don't see myself as a great recording artist. It is a simple recording of just me, my guitar in my living room. It has its own kind of simple raw beauty. It is a reminder to me that God uses what we will surrender to him - He uses us right where we are, in spite of our flaws, failures and imperfections. We are each a work in progress.

Rend Collective's Desert Soul reminds us that we are a desert of dry bones with out the Lord. Thank you that you are the living water and even in the desert we can find those places of Oasis in you.  I am reminded of Hagar who had run away with her young child. When she came to the end of herself. With fears of seeing her child die of thirst she looked up and there was a well. Had it been there all along - probably. Genesis 21:19 says Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.  I pray God will open your eyes so you can see what he has waiting already for you if you would open your eyes. 

Some of the beautiful music from the 12th Century by a Christian Mystic named Hildegard of Bingen. I have been very inspired not only by her enchanting music but also her life. 

She was the daughter of a noble knight and as the tenth child she was given as a tithe to the church at age 8.  She was having prophetic visions at age 3 and folks today think she may have suffered from migraines. She served a nun who became and anchoress who was walled off from the world except for a little window. She spent from age 18 to 43 in that woman's service.  When the anchoress died the other nuns voted Hildegard to be the new mother abbess. She was allowed by the church to write down her visions and share them. She created beautiful art work or supervised its creation of her visions from God. She wrote many book about her visions and was also well versed as a healer in the use of herbs and natural remedies. She kept very good notes of those things she discovered and left a great body of work that still speaks now some 800 plus years in the future. 

Bridge Over Troubled Water is that old Simon and Garfunkel song this time preformed by Audrey Assad. God is on your side - when times get rough. Like a bridge over troubled waters. Jesus provided that bridge to span the gap between fallen humanity and Holy God.  

This is from Julie True Quietness and Trust

We have much to be thankful for. It is well with my soul. Let go my soul and trust in Him. 

More of the beautiful etherial music of Hildegard of Bingen. This one is an hour in length and makes a wonderful background for quiet reflection and prayer. It is all in Latin but her native language was German.  Her life was certainly a deep well of reflection into the deeper things of God. 

Picking things back up a bit with The Well by JJ Heller