{"id":1300,"date":"2017-07-01T23:43:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T21:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2022-07-18T17:42:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T15:42:30","slug":"wells-of-salvation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/01\/wells-of-salvation\/","title":{"rendered":"The wells of salvation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/01\/wells-of-salvation\/living_water\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/living_water.png?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"living_water\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/living_water.png?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" style=\"padding:20px 0px 20px 0px;\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/living_water.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Living water\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/living_water.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/living_water.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/living_water.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>Isaiah 12:3 (NIVUK) reads: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWith joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<strong style=\"background-color:#FFFFE0;\">wells of salvation<\/strong>\u201d &#8211; plural<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nMany years ago I took time to meditate on this verse. I imagined that some wells have well-trodden paths leading to them and may bring us in direct contact with others as we wait in line for our turn. Other wells will be more exceptional &#8211; wells we stumbled upon by ourselves, or that someone else recommended to us. A Bible verse, a book, a role model, awe-inspiring natural beauty, a daring step of faith, a daily practice. <\/p>\n<p>What well of salvation do you need to draw on today to quench your thirst for more of God in your life?<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>A prayer<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Trusting in your goodness<br \/>\nand great mercy, Lord, I come:<br \/>\nsick \u2013 I come to my Saviour;<br \/>\nhungry and thirsty \u2013 to the well of Life;<br \/>\nneedy \u2013 to the King of heaven.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Thomas \u00e1 Kempis<\/em> (1380-1471)<br \/>\nfrom <em><a href=\"https:\/\/matthewjamespublishing.com\/product\/lord-teach-us-pray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lord, Teach us to Pray<\/a><\/em> by Nicholas Hutchinson, 1999, p. 36<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Digging deeper<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Two Biblical encounters that took place at a well<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+24&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genesis 24<\/a>: Eliezer meets Rebekah, future wife of Isaac<br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+4&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 4<\/a>: Jesus in conversation with the Samaritan woman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further reading<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/04\/26\/school-of-prayer-eddie-askew\/\">In the school of prayer with Eddie Askew<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/paintedprayerbook.com\/2011\/03\/23\/lent-3-a-well-blessed-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A well blessed woman<\/a> from paintedprayerbook.com <\/p>\n<p><strong>Song<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JvM5B-de0Ek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube video<\/a> of the 2010 Summer School of Truth in Hualien singing &#8220;Therefore with joy shall ye draw water&#8221; with gusto.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaiah 12:3 (NIVUK) reads: \u201cWith joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.\u201d \u201cwells of salvation\u201d &#8211; plural &nbsp; Many years ago I took time to meditate on this verse. 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