Living Water

David had a craving and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!” So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless, he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD. – 2 Samuel 23:15-16

I find the story of David one that should be read and understood by all who seek to claim the mantle of true Godly leadership. David is described as a man who was after God’s own heart and he sought to serve the Great I Am with all of his heart and all of his soul. His leadership so endeared many to follow David and to serve David with all of their heart and all of their soul.

The three mighty men who went out to get their leader some water are what I like to consider what a true man is all about. A true man is a warrior and will stand for his held beliefs regardless of what confronts him. These men risked life and limb to retrieve for their leader some water. To David, the water from the well of Bethlehem represented “living water”, that which comes from God.

In the Book of John, Christ declares, “Whoever drinks of the water that I will give them shall never thirst; but the water that I will give them will become in them a well of water springing up to eternal life.” – John 4:14. The promise from Christ is that He indeed is the same living water that David understood that was being drawn from the well in Bethlehem by his might men.

David fully understood the significance the service that his mighty men had just performed. In his humility, he was unable to drink the water. David knew that he was nothing more then a man yet those he was given to lead viewed him much more then just a man.

Sadly, we live in a time and age where the true leaders of men are few. We confuse the idea of the cult of personality with that of leadership. There exist too many examples of those who use this cult of personality for nothing more then their personal gain. This once great nation has allowed itself to be lead down the road of the cult of personality by the charlatans’ of perverse power. This nation has allowed our heritage and our history to be recast in different ways and in some instances to be completely erased. I find myself each day more and more concerned by the lack of leadership. I find it more and more distressing that too many in the offices of power are only interested in doing what they can to hold onto power rather then allow that they would be humbled before God.

The time has come for sides to be taken. Are those who claim the name of Jesus Christ prepared to take their stand regardless of what confronts them? The promises of Jesus Christ never guaranteed that to follow Him would be easy, rather the opposite is true. All who claim the name of Christ are called to be leaders. David provides the example of what it means to be a humble Godly leader.