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If you need fresh faith, renewed strength, or a reminder that the Holy Spirit is not just with you but in you, this teaching is for you.

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Drawing Water from the Well Beyond the Ask
Bishop Jane Hamon

Recently, I saw a powerful vision of Rebekah at the well. As she drew water, what stood out to me was not her beauty, her kindness, or even her willingness to serve. What caught my attention were her arms. She had enormous biceps and forearms. She looked incredibly strong.

Immediately, I knew this vision was symbolic. Rebekah represented the Ekklesia, the Church of Jesus Christ. The Lord was highlighting a message for His people: we need spiritual strength to draw water from the wells of salvation and to provide life-giving water for others.

The days ahead will require more than good intentions. They will require spiritual fortitude, endurance, and perseverance. God is strengthening His people for the work at hand. The vision took me to the familiar story in Genesis 24.

Abraham’s servant had traveled a great distance seeking a bride for Isaac. Arriving at a well near the city of Nahor, he prayed a specific prayer. He asked God to reveal the appointed woman by her willingness not only to give him water, but also to water his camels.

Before he had even finished praying, Rebekah arrived. When the servant asked for a drink, she quickly lowered her pitcher and served him. Then she made an extraordinary offer: “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.” Genesis 24:19

Notice that no one asked her to do this. She volunteered. She wasn’t looking for recognition. She wasn’t trying to impress anyone. She simply saw a need and responded with generosity.

What makes this even more remarkable is understanding the magnitude of what she offered. The servant had ten camels. A thirsty camel can drink twenty to thirty gallons of water after a long journey. That means Rebekah may have drawn between two hundred and three hundred gallons of water. If her water jar held only a few gallons at a time, she may have made seventy to one hundred trips to the well.

Think about that. Trip after trip. Bucket after bucket. No applause. No promise of reward. No guarantee that anyone was watching. She simply kept drawing water until every camel was satisfied.

What strength she possessed! What endurance! What servant-hearted devotion!

As I reflected on the vision, I sensed the Lord saying, “I am strengthening My Church for a season of drawing water.” Many people are thirsty today. They are weary, discouraged, confused, and desperate for hope. They need living water. They need refreshing. They need the presence of God.

Yet water does not reach the thirsty without someone willing to draw it. The Ekklesia has been called to stand at the wells of salvation and draw deeply from the presence of the Lord. We are called to bring encouragement to the weary, truth to the confused, healing to the broken, and hope to those who are ready to give up.

This assignment requires strength. It requires consistency. It requires the determination to keep drawing when others have grown tired.

Isaiah declared, “Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:3

Notice that God doesn’t merely provide the well. He empowers us to draw from it. The Lord is strengthening His people spiritually, emotionally, and physically for the harvest that lies ahead. He is building spiritual muscle in His Church. He is enlarging our capacity to carry His presence and minister His life to others.

Rebekah teaches us an important principle: provision follows posture. Her breakthrough did not begin with her beauty. It began with her generosity. Her promotion did not begin when she became Isaac’s bride. It began when she chose to serve. The very act of drawing water became the doorway to her destiny.

I believe many believers are standing in a similar moment today. You may feel as though you are simply serving, praying, encouraging, giving, and faithfully showing up day after day. It may seem like no one notices.

But heaven notices. Every trip to the well matters. Every act of obedience matters. Every cup of refreshing you offer to another person matters. God is watching.

And just as Rebekah’s faithfulness positioned her for divine destiny, your willingness to draw water for others may be positioning you for your next assignment from heaven.

The Lord is raising up a strong Church. Not a weak Church. Not a weary Church. Not a Church that retreats from its assignment. He is raising up a Church with spiritual strength in its arms and compassion in its heart. A Church willing to keep drawing until every thirsty soul has the opportunity to drink.

May the Lord strengthen your hands for the work before you. May He enlarge your capacity to carry His presence. And may you discover fresh joy as you draw deeply from the wells of salvation and pour that living water into the lives of others.