Longing For That Water
1 Chronicles 11:14-19
14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Bethlehem.
17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
Have you ever longed for what you used to have in your walk with the Lord?
Have you ever found yourself longing for that water that you used to drink?
There is a fountain, this morning, and this fountain that comes from God’s Throne Room has not been shut off, so what has happened?
There will be times in our lives where we will long for the things of yesterday, but don’t you think that it is about time to get back in the water.
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Maybe what we need to do today is:
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Do you need or are you longing for that old time fire that you, at one time, had?
Go boldly before the Throne of Grace and ask God to restore what you had.
1 Chronicles 11:14
14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
The People of God, at this time, has labored intensely to plant and cultivate these crops.
And when they were ready to be harvested, the Philistines would swoop down and take what rightly belonged to Israel.
This is what Satan tries to do to the believer; he attempts to rob you of your inheritance and will do so if you do not know how to properly follow the Lord.
God wants us to, as believers, follow what the Bible says to do.
Satan will come as a thief and try to take what God has given you. It is time to stand against the wiles of the evil one and say I don’t think so.
What God has given me, is mine, and I will not let it go in the Name of Jesus. Satan get thee behind me.
Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
David, at this time, is the hold, and the Philistines garrison which was at Bethleham.
Verse 17 says:
17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
David was longing for a drink of water of the well in Bethlehem.
He was yearning for what he used to have; now it seems like a dream and an impossible thing to have.
Are you longing for what you used to have in your walk today?
Have you ever found yourself longing for that water you used to drink?
Don’t you think that it is about time you got in the river of God one more time, and let the Spirit of God have control of your situation?
If God has not changed, and Jesus is still the same as He has always been, what is your excuse?
You might say the kind of faith that I had has died off. So what you’re telling me is that you are dying?
You are longing for that water.
Ezekiel 47:9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
Have you ever felt like you were longing for a past relationship?
Why long? Why not just get in to where God has been trying to take you?
1 Chronicles 11:18
18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
Bethlehem is where Jesus was born; the water being poured out was symbolic of Christ pouring out His life on the cross of Calvary, which guaranteed salvation to all mankind who were believers.
How much of this David understood, I don’t know, but probably more than most would think.
1 Chronicles 11:19
19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
This could mean that the Sacrifice of Christ at Calvary should not be used for personal gain.
Man can not pay the price for what we need; the price has already been paid in full.
David was longing for a drink of water from a particular well.
The well that he was longing was what he used to have.
Dream 10-6-08
I dreamed that I was observing 2 young men in a body of water. They would catch their breath and then they would go to the bottom of the body of water. They were in a standing motion, going down feet first. I could tell they were good friends. They did this 3 or 4 times. They would go down to the bottom and come back to the top, catch their breath, and do it again. I noticed as they went down, that one of the 2 was caught on the bottom of the body of water. The other guy didn’t realize that his friend didn’t come up. He came up and he realized that his friend didn’t come up. He took a extra long breath and went back down to help his friend. I noticed that he removed something from the other man’s feet. He helped him to the top of the water. I can’t explain how he did it, but I watched him take the man to shore. He took him to safety.
Interpretation
Observing dream means a message dream.
Body of water, in this case, would represent the Holy Spirit.
2 men, the number 2 speaks of relationship between us and God.
They were standing in the water so they were saved.
They kept going under the water and then coming back up for breath, they were going through the motions.
The one went under and he did not come back up, the other man at first did not see this.
The man went back into the water and moved something from his feet.
His walk in the Lord was being affected.
Christians are drowning and they need help.
The man went in back after his friend and rescued him.
Are we going under and helping others with their walk in the Lord?
Maybe we are like David and we are longing for that special water.
What we need to do is tell God we want some of that old time Pentecostal fire back in our life.
“I want what I had, but God I want more than before.”
David had a longing for that water.
What we need to do is get back in the River of God because wherever the river goes there is life!
I remember what I had, but I also know what I have now.
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
That same presence that I felt before, I can if I want, feel today.
Mathew 6:33-34
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Last week, we talked about being the Property of Jesus Christ and that is what we are.
We are not our own, but were purchased by His Blood at Calvary.
This morning, we are a Bond-Servants of Jesus Christ, we are connected from the inside out.
“Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.”
10-6-08 I had another dream
I dreamed I was in a room that was filling up with water. I saw Jesus standing in this room with me.
God wants to fill our rooms up with the water that comes from His River.
The good news is when Jesus is with us we don’t have to worry about drowning.
Are you longing for a drink of water this morning?
Jesus will give you a drink if you ask Him.
Where Jesus is…there is life.
Acts 2:1-4
1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Not only do I believe this but I also believe this:
Acts 2:14-18
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
I believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, but I also believe in the dreams and visions that come from God.
Closing
Are you longing for that water?
Come up around the Altars today and get a drink from Jesus.
If you are interested in seeing some God given dreams given to me and others in our church go to:
http://www.ourchurch.com/member/w/windoffaithdrea/
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