And Isaac dug again
the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which
the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham
Genesis 26:18
Each year more than 800 Southern Baptist churches cease
to exist. That’s more than 15,000
churches in the past 20 years. The vast
majority of the churches that ceased to exist were in communities that had
experienced population growth in the previous decade. Thousands of churches have been buried by the
enemy in such as way that they can no longer effectively provide a source of
life giving hope.
I am praying for and willing to give my life to realize a
generation of brave and faithful young men who will dig again the wells that
the enemy has stopped up. I am not
willing to leave those wells sealed up when life giving water can once again
spring forth and bring life giving water to a parched and thirsty land.
I have personally experienced the toil, the danger, the
frustration and the unimaginable joy of unstopping a well. Our church, Wornall Road had long ago been
filled in by the enemy. Long ago they had lost their focus and passion and no longer did
they serve the neighborhood. But it was
still a church. There was indeed life
giving water if the work was done to dig again the well.
Legacy planting is digging again the well. It is most challenging and personally costly
task I have ever undertaken. It has been
and continues to be worth every ounce of effort to bring life to a dry land for
God’s glory and our joy.
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