1. Re-digging the Wells Genesis 26:18-22

2. Water Water maintains life, health, and refreshmentWater maintains life, health, and refreshment Isaiah 12:3 You will joyfully draw water from the springs of salvationIsaiah 12:3 You will joyfully draw water from the springs of salvation John 4:14 But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty againever! In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up within him for eternal life.John 4:14 But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty againever! In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up within him for eternal life.

3. …Jesus stood up and cried out, If anyone is thirsty, he should come to Me and drink! The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him. He said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were going to receive …Jesus stood up and cried out, If anyone is thirsty, he should come to Me and drink! The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him. He said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were going to receive John 7:37-39

4. Wells Are the Ways We Access Water Time in the WordTime in the Word Time in PrayerTime in Prayer Refreshing FellowshipRefreshing Fellowship

5. Stopped Up Wells Vs. 15 The Philistines stopped up all the wells that his fathers slaves had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt.Vs. 15 The Philistines stopped up all the wells that his fathers slaves had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt. Vs. 18 …The water wells that the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died.Vs. 18 …The water wells that the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died.

6. Spiritual Dehydration DrynessDryness Loss of turgor – skin loses it flexibilityLoss of turgor – skin loses it flexibility DisorientationDisorientation Loss of balance, stumble easilyLoss of balance, stumble easily All bodily functions are impairedAll bodily functions are impaired Renal failure – the body loses the ability to cleanse itself of impuritiesRenal failure – the body loses the ability to cleanse itself of impurities Skin can become flaky and shed – loses its attractivenessSkin can become flaky and shed – loses its attractiveness

7. Re-digging Wells Vs. 18 Isaac reopened the water wells that had been dug in the days of his father AbrahamVs. 18 Isaac reopened the water wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham King James: And Isaac digged again the wells of waterKing James: And Isaac digged again the wells of water

8. Re-naming the Wells Vs. 18 He gave them the same names his father had given themVs. 18 He gave them the same names his father had given them Going back and calling them by their proper namesGoing back and calling them by their proper names

9. Digging New Wells Vs. 19 Moreover, Isaacs slaves dug in the valley and found a well of spring water there.Vs. 19 Moreover, Isaacs slaves dug in the valley and found a well of spring water there. Literally, living waterLiterally, living water

10. When Well-Digging, You Can Expect Resistance Vs. 20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaacs herdsmen and said, The water is ours! So he named the well Quarrel because they quarreled with him.Vs. 20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaacs herdsmen and said, The water is ours! So he named the well Quarrel because they quarreled with him. Vs. 21 Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Hostility.Vs. 21 Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Hostility. Vs. 22 He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Open SpacesVs. 22 He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Open Spaces

11. Vs. 22 He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Open Spaces and said, For now the Lord has made room for us…Vs. 22 He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Open Spaces and said, For now the Lord has made room for us… The verse continues: …and we will be fruitful in the land.The verse continues: …and we will be fruitful in the land.