Inner Refreshment
We toured Megiddo while on our trip to the
Holy Land. Twenty separate civilizations have existed on the high, huge
mound of earth. I could see why it had been a key defensive location for
civilizations for thousands of years. From its top you could effectively
use any of your weapons to fight an enemy from below.
There was one major problem with Megiddo, however. Its
water source, a spring, was outside the fortification. Enemies could
easily capture the spring and cut off the water supply. Without water,
Megiddo couldn’t last long.
King Ahab changed all that sometime in the 9th century
B.C. He had his workers dig a water tunnel from the spring through the
solid rock base for a distance of 215 feet. Then he covered up the
spring so no enemy could get to their water source. In essence, King
Ahab brought the water source within the city, and that’s what gave the
fortification new strength.
An inner source of refreshment: that’s what we need.
The truth is that we can’t always count on people or circumstances to
encourage or energize us. External assaults demand an inner strength.
What do we do when we feel our inner resources are
depleted? We can open an inner channel to God. God doesn’t have to
remain “out there” somewhere. Though He respects our privacy and
individuality, He is anxious to respond to an invitation to dwell within
us. When we really believe He’s dwelling within, we have His inner
strength to face any outward challenge.
“Our sufficiency is from God.” 2 Corinthians 3:5