Dig the well Part 2

But you have to be very careful because the world teaches you to build a castle, to build an empire, but Jesus says, no. Build the kingdom. It's not about castles. It's about the kingdom. Build an empire. Tend to that empire. Jesus says, no. Dig a well and tend to the well. to the well in your heart. That's what really matters. Now look at what David says here because I I see something that begins to to shift a little bit here. [00:59:49] (39 seconds)  #BuildTheKingdom

Come on. I just wanna be in your shadow right now. I'm pursuing you, Lord God. As you're filling me, I'm still here, Lord God. But I want more of you. I want more of you, God. This is what pursuing his presence is all about. It's chasing after something you haven't obtained yet. No. I've attained it, but I want more of you, God. I'm satisfied, but I can never get enough. [01:06:35] (24 seconds)  #MoreOfYouGod

I sing for joy Lord because now it doesn't matter if I'm in the desert, doesn't matter that I'm being chased. Lord, I'm in the shadow of your wings and you are my refuge. It's refreshing now because I'm in your presence. I'm hosting your presence, Lord. You're here. You're with me. He dug a well in the desert. He got to the water. He feels the lord's presence. [01:02:23] (34 seconds)  #JoyInHisPresence

That he is the ultimate priority leaving no room for any competing gods in our life. Whether placed above, below, or alongside of him. No other gods before me. No other gods above me. No other gods after me. No other gods against me. No other gods among me. No other god beside me. No other god between. Let me ask us this question today. What have you allowed to come in between you and God? It's just a question. What have you allowed to come [01:14:45] (43 seconds)  #NoOtherGods

And when I read this, I said, man, David was digging a well in the desert in that dry, that arid place where he says there's no water to be seen. I gotta get to the water. I gotta get to the water. And when I say dig a well, I I wanna I wanna make sure that we understand this spiritually speaking, like what we're talking about. I'm talking about digging a well in your heart. Okay? [00:43:04] (25 seconds)  #DigAWellInYourHeart

You can you can be anywhere in your life. You can be in any season of your life. You can be facing any difficult it doesn't matter what you're going through. And inside, your whole life is an oasis. Because you've learned how to dig a well in your heart and you've tended to that well. And the water is flowing in your life. Amen? And he says this, I cling to you. You see this? David's digging, [01:03:13] (34 seconds)  #HeartOasis

I cling to you. You see this? David's digging, he's digging, he's praising, he's praising water. I sing for joy, God, I'm in the shadow of your wings, but now I gotta cling to you, Lord. I cling to you. When I find you, I've got to cling for you. I've got to hold on for dear life Hold on. Because it is life or death without you. Abide or die. I [01:03:40] (41 seconds)  #ClingForLife

And in our heart, there needs to be a well spring that is flowing where we are intentionally hosting God's presence in our heart. And if the water is not flowing, you gotta dig a well in your heart to make sure, man, that you are you are tapped in to the source of life which is the Lord. That's why Jesus, he says this, he says, man, when the holy spirit takes residence in your heart, which happens the moment that you receive Jesus in your life, [00:44:52] (36 seconds)  #TapIntoTheSource