Murky Waters

Proverbs 25:26 
A righteous man who falters before the wicked Is like a murky spring and a polluted well.

Can you imagine drinking from a murky spring or a polluted well?  No, most of us can’t.  But too many of us are drinking from the well of the wicked.  And, over time we’ve gotten used to the taste.  

It happens subtly.  It begins with a weakness…we become spiritually weak.  We casually neglect the Bible, prayer, church, advice of Christian friends, etc.  But the weakness becomes worldliness…we stop believing the Bible, stop praying, quit church, and make new friends who couldn’t care less about Christ.  Worldliness means what it says, we become worldly – thinking and acting like those who don’t know Jesus.  Finally, worldliness becomes wickedness…wicked thoughts and words and lifestyle.  At this point we become stagnant and murky. At this point all that matters is what “I want” and what “I need.”  Family and friends for years past are put on the shelf – Convictions and beliefs from days gone by are nothing but a memory – the future is bright, or so it seems.

When we become a murky springs or polluted wells – we can’t see clearly.  Our vision is blurred.  Our heart is hardened.  Our feelings are numbed.
 
Only God can clean the well. Only God can make pure the spring. 


Friend, I beg you today, if you’ve become a murky spring or a polluted well, turn back to God. 

Believe God.  Cry out to God.  His grace is sufficient.   M