Isaiah 12

This short chapter took me a minute to read. What a wonderful picture Isaiah gives us in verse 3 regarding the access to salvation God has granted his people. Israel understood the value of a well that didn't run dry. Even after pulling bucket after bucket the water was still there. I believe this analogy is still true for Christians today. We have brought to the well of salvation through Jesus' blood and its water is there for our taking whenever we desire, in whatever amount we want. And also with whatever attitude we choose to display. With impatience we can drop the bucket in the well and immediately pull it up. But we will only  draw up a cup or two; ending up with an attitude of dejected service. Or we can drop our bucket down in that well and wait, a long time, until we are sure that it is full. Then with the joy of anticipation we can put all of our weight into heaving that bucket, ladened with salvation's water, up to the brim of the well, drink deep, share it with others and let it back down for more. The well is God's, the way we draw the water is left up to each of us.
Stuart