Be Still And Know

Jeremiah 2:13 The Lord says “For my people have done two evil things: They have abandoned me— the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all!” In a country like Palestine, cisterns are a wonderful way of storing water for the long, hot, dry summers. The porous limestone rock needs to be lined with plaster in order to make the cistern watertight. A cistern with a cracked lining is completely useless and Jeremiah used this powerful image to tell the people that the gods they were worshipping were a complete waste of time. Unlike the fountain of living water that God offered to provide for them, their false gods could never satisfy their needs. This reminds us of Jesus’ encounter with the woman of Samaria. He offered this needy woman living water which could completely satisfy her deepest needs. She never needed to be thirsty again. Our society is full of cracked cisterns. It offers the lure of possessions, philosophies and entertainments which h