Latest / Men's Morning Devotional / Drink From Your Own Well

Transcript

Drink From Your Own Well · Men's Morning Devotional

• 0:01
  SPEAKER_00: Gentlemen, every day is a battle.
• 0:04
  SPEAKER_00: A battle for your faith, your family, and your purpose.
• 0:08
  SPEAKER_00: The men who stand strong don't prepare when the battle arrives, they prepare before it begins.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the men's morning devotional.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_00: Let's get into God's word.
• 0:19
  SPEAKER_00: It's time to man up.
• 0:27
  SPEAKER_01: Good morning, gentlemen.
• 0:28
  SPEAKER_01: It's Christian Collati with today's Man Up Moment.
• 0:32
  SPEAKER_01: And if you guys have been enjoying this series on Proverbs, make sure you share it with a brother.
• 0:36
  SPEAKER_01: We're having a great time.
• 0:37
  SPEAKER_01: And today we're going to be diving into Proverbs chapter 5 again, as we have been the last couple days and throughout this week.
• 0:43
  SPEAKER_01: And today's devotional is called Drink From Your Own Well.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_01: And we find it in Proverbs 5, 15 through 16.
• 0:52
  SPEAKER_01: Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
• 0:59
  SPEAKER_01: Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
• 1:06
  SPEAKER_01: We see that Solomon is shifting things here a little bit.
• 1:10
  SPEAKER_01: Last two days we've been hearing so many warnings, but now it seems like there's almost an invitation.
• 1:24
  SPEAKER_01: His own cistern.
• 1:26
  SPEAKER_01: His own well.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_01: You see, in the ancient world, a well wasn't a luxury.
• 1:33
  SPEAKER_01: It was a man's survival.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_01: It was his provision, his protection, his portion.
• 1:39
  SPEAKER_01: And sharing it, it wasn't generosity, it was foolishness.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_01: Because a well split between the whole town runs dry for everybody.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_01: And you see, that's the picture of marriage that Solomon paints.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_01: Not restriction, provision.
• 1:58
  SPEAKER_01: God didn't give you a wife to limit you, he gave her to you as a well that will never run dry if you tend to it and never wander from it.
• 2:10
  SPEAKER_01: You see, Proverbs never treats the ordinary parts of life as separate from godliness.
• 2:16
  SPEAKER_01: Marriage isn't a quote unquote spiritual topic tacked onto the real topics of money and work.
• 2:23
  SPEAKER_01: It's just as real.
• 2:26
  SPEAKER_01: It's just as sacred.
• 2:29
  SPEAKER_01: And it's just as much in need of daily wisdom.
• 2:35
  SPEAKER_01: And you see, guys, here's what we miss.
• 2:38
  SPEAKER_01: A well left unattended doesn't stay clean on its own.
• 2:43
  SPEAKER_01: It has to be drawn from, maintained, valued.
• 2:48
  SPEAKER_01: And a man who neglects his own well and then wonders why he's thirsty at someone else's isn't a victim of temptation.
• 2:56
  SPEAKER_01: He's reaping his own neglect.
• 3:01
  SPEAKER_01: You see, the fathers of our faith held marriage in the same honor.
• 3:04
  SPEAKER_01: Not a lesser good tolerated for weak men.
• 3:08
  SPEAKER_01: No, but a covenant.
• 3:10
  SPEAKER_01: A covenant that's meant to be guarded, that's meant to be cherished, because it was given by God as a protection and gift together.
• 3:20
  SPEAKER_01: And gentlemen, whether you're married, single, or dating, you don't drift into faithfulness.
• 3:28
  SPEAKER_01: You draw from your own well on purpose every day.
• 3:34
  SPEAKER_01: So here's our man-up challenge for today.
• 3:38
  SPEAKER_01: Do one deliberate thing today to draw from your own well instead of neglecting it.
• 3:45
  SPEAKER_01: Why don't you call your wife and tell her one specific thing you're grateful for about her?
• 3:50
  SPEAKER_01: And if you're single, ask God today to build in you the kind of character that will tend a well well.
• 3:59
  SPEAKER_01: You see, because provision it starts with attention.
• 4:04
  SPEAKER_01: Let's pray.
• 4:07
  SPEAKER_01: Father.
• 4:09
  SPEAKER_01: Father, we thank you for a gift of a well that's ours to tend.
• 4:15
  SPEAKER_01: Lord, forgive us for the days that we might have neglected what you gave us and looked elsewhere for what we have already had.
• 4:24
  SPEAKER_01: Teach us to draw from our own well with gratitude, not obligation.
• 4:31
  SPEAKER_01: Lord, make us men who guard what is precious.
• 4:36
  SPEAKER_01: We love you, we praise you, and we thank you.
• 4:40
  SPEAKER_01: In Jesus' name and his blood we pray.
• 4:43
  SPEAKER_01: Amen.
• 4:45
  SPEAKER_00: All right, gentlemen, you've heard God's word.
• 4:49
  SPEAKER_00: Now go live it.
• 4:51
  SPEAKER_00: Lead well, stand strong, honor God in everything you do.
• 4:55
  SPEAKER_00: Share this devotional with another brother.
• 4:58
  SPEAKER_00: Remember, every day is another opportunity to man up.