5/11/2019 0 Comments Wells You did not DigI attended a college graduation ceremony this morning. Side comment: Praise God for a beautiful day to gather together to celebrate the good works of his people. It was a gorgeous morning with a wonderful message to the graduates and to the families and friends as well. The commencement speaker used verses from Deuteronomy 6 as the basis for his speech.
10 When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, 11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied,12 be careful that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. In this passage, we read that as Israel is traversing to the Promised Land, they are promised a multitude of blessings which they did not work for. They did not plant the seeds, dig the wells, build the structures. They were blessed because of their ancestors and what the Lord had done. The message to the graduates was to remember the foundation which previous generations had built. The sages which taught, the parents which nurtured, the friends which supported; they all set forth what the graduates needed to build upon for success. The graduates were told to remember with gratitude what had been done just as the Israelites were to remember their ancestors. A second point was to think of how they could lay the foundation for the generations to come; to plant more seeds, dig more wells, and share God's blessings. When we think of what we can do as Unstoppable, we should consider these two messages. Rather than thinking, "It's too hard. The problems won't be solved in our life times. This won't make a difference," we should remember the efforts of the women before and consider how small acts of kindness and love can make a difference in the lives of future young women. Dig wells for them. What wells in your life were dug by your ancestors and are flourishing today?
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