“My people have committed two sins:
They have forsaken me,
the spring of living water,
and have dug their own cisterns,
broken cisterns that cannot hold water. (Jer. 2:13, NIV)

We exchange the glory of God for our own glory. We insert our own efforts and abilities in where the grace of God and the power of the Spirit should be in our lives.

We lack a dependence on the Spirit for power and sustenance. We have found our own way and have called it good.

What we don’t realize is that we have replaced the living water for stagnant water. We’re so used to it, we think it’s “fresh” water. (Kind of like “natural” flavoring in a food product.) We are perpetually walking around talking about the things of God using air quotes. (Things like, “move of God,” “true worship,” etc.) And we don’t even realize it. We think it’s real.

Yet, we’ve substituted the powerful presence of God for our artificial sweeteners and called it good.

At a time we need to be appalled at our apathy, we rejoice over fake experiences, thinking God is “blessing.”

We need fresh water again. Don’t be satisfied with anything less.