2026年10月1日｜创世记 26:18–22
「当他父亲亚伯拉罕在世之日所挖的水井，因非利士人在亚伯拉罕死后塞住了，以撒就重新挖出来。」
——创世记 26:18
灵修
以撒为什么一直挖井？
因为在旷野里，没有井，就没有水；没有水，人和牲畜就无法生存，也无法在那地扎根。
但对以撒来说，井的意义远不只是生存。
这些井，是他的父亲亚伯拉罕曾经挖过的。
亚伯拉罕死后，非利士人把井塞住了。井还在，水源也还在，只是入口被泥土堵住了。
所以以撒来到这里，做了一件很特别的事：
他重新挖父亲的井。
他不是单单怀念上一代，而是要重新得着上一代曾经得着的水。
有时候，我们生命中的井也是如此。
神曾经给过我们的感动、呼召、异象和应许，可能经过岁月以后，被忙碌、失望、伤害、环境甚至人的声音慢慢堵塞。
但井被堵住，不等于水源消失。
神可能正在呼召我们：
回去，再挖。
挖开那些覆盖在上面的东西，回到起初，重新寻找神曾经放在生命深处的水源。
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可是，以撒重新挖井之后，事情并没有立刻顺利。
他挖出第一口活水井，人来争夺。
他称它为 「埃色」——相争。
于是以撒离开，再挖一口。
又有人来争。
他称它为 「西提拿」——敌对。
如果是我们，也许会问：
「神啊，如果这是祢给我的，为什么一直有人争？」
「如果这是祢的应许，为什么这么困难？」
但圣经没有记载以撒留下来争夺。
他选择让开，继续往前。
这里有一个很深的属灵功课：
以撒可以让出一口井，却不能停止挖井。
因为他的信心不是建立在「这一口井一定属于我」，而是建立在：
赐水的是神。
人可以抢走一口井，
却不能夺走神供应他的能力。
人可以堵住过去的井，
却不能堵住神生命的泉源。
所以，以撒继续挖。
不是因为他没有受伤，
不是因为没有拦阻，
而是因为他相信——
只要神的应许还在，就值得继续挖。
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终于，他又挖了一口井。
这一次，没有人来争。
以撒给它起名叫 「利河伯」，说：
「耶和华现在给我们宽阔之地，我们必在这地昌盛。」
——创世记 26:22
原来前面的「埃色」和「西提拿」，都不是终点。
争竞不是终点，敌对也不是终点。
神要带以撒进入的是「利河伯」——宽阔之地。
如果以撒在第一口井被争夺时就停止，他不会走到利河伯。
如果第二次受挫以后他说「算了，不挖了」，他也不会看见后来神所预备的宽阔之地。
所以有时候，继续挖，本身就是信心。
不是执着于某一个方法、某一个地方或某一个人，而是不放弃神所赐的应许。
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后来，创世记26:32记载：
「那一天，以撒的仆人来，将挖井的事告诉他说：『我们得了水了。』」
「我们得了水了！」
这是何等美的一句话。
经历被堵塞，
经历争竞，
经历敌对，
经历一次又一次重新挖掘，
最后，他们得了水。
神不是只要以撒守住亚伯拉罕过去的井。
神要以撒自己也成为一个挖井的人。
上一代挖过的井，需要这一代重新挖开；
而这一代挖出的井，也会成为下一代的祝福。
所以，不要只问：
「过去这里有没有井？」
更要问：
「今天，我们还在挖吗？」
今日默想
生命中有没有一口井，曾经有水，如今却被堵住了？
也许是起初对神的爱，
也许是祷告的生活，
也许是曾经领受的呼召，
也许是上一代留下的属灵产业，
也许是神多年前放在心里的一个异象。
不要因为井被堵住，就认为水源已经枯干。
也不要因为经历「埃色」的争竞、
「西提拿」的敌对，
就停止挖掘。
有些井可以放下，
有些争竞可以离开，
但不要停止挖井。
因为我们的盼望不在某一口井，
而在那位赐活水的神。
继续挖。
也许下一口井，就是「利河伯」。
也许在你继续忠心挖掘的时候，有一天你会再次听见那句话：
「我们得了水了！」
创26:18｜重新挖井——恢复属灵产业
创26:19｜挖出活水——水源仍然存在
创26:20–21｜经历争竞——可以让井，不要放弃挖井
创26:22｜利河伯——神带领进入宽阔之地
创26:32｜我们得了水——坚持最终看见供应
“Keep Digging Wells Until Living Water Springs Forth”
October 1, 2026 | Genesis 26:18–22
“Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died.”
—Genesis 26:18
Devotional
Why did Isaac keep digging wells?
Because in the wilderness, without wells there is no water; without water, neither people nor livestock can survive or take root in the land.
But for Isaac, the wells meant far more than survival.
These were the wells his father Abraham had dug.
After Abraham died, the Philistines stopped them up. The wells were still there, and the water source was still there; only the entrances had been blocked with dirt.
So when Isaac came to that place, he did something very significant:
He reopened his father’s wells.
He was not merely remembering the previous generation. He wanted to receive again the water that the previous generation had once received.
Sometimes the wells in our own lives are like this.
The inspiration, calling, vision, and promises God once gave us may, over the years, become slowly blocked by busyness, disappointment, wounds, circumstances, and even the voices of others.
But a blocked well does not mean the water source has disappeared.
God may be calling us:
“Go back and dig again.”
Dig away everything that has covered the well. Return to the beginning and seek again the source of water God once placed deep within your life.
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However, after Isaac reopened the wells, things did not immediately go smoothly.
He dug the first well, and people came to quarrel over it.
He named it Esek—“contention.”
So Isaac moved on and dug another well.
Again, people came to quarrel over it.
He named it Sitnah—“hostility.”
If we were in his place, we might ask:
“God, if this is what You have given me, why are people constantly fighting over it?”
“If this is Your promise, why is it so difficult?”
But the Bible does not record Isaac staying behind to fight for the wells.
He chose to move aside and continue forward.
Here is a profound spiritual lesson:
Isaac could give up one well, but he could not stop digging wells.
His faith was not built on the belief that “this particular well must belong to me.” It was built on this truth:
God is the One who gives the water.
People may take away one well,
but they cannot take away God’s ability to provide.
People may block the wells of the past,
but they cannot block the fountain of life that comes from God.
So Isaac kept digging.
Not because he had never been hurt,
not because there were no obstacles,
but because he believed—
As long as God’s promise remains, it is worth continuing to dig.
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Finally, he dug another well.
This time, no one quarreled over it.
Isaac named it Rehoboth, saying:
“Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land.”
—Genesis 26:22
The earlier wells, Esek and Sitnah, were not the end.
Contention was not the end, and hostility was not the end.
God was leading Isaac into Rehoboth—the place of spaciousness.
If Isaac had stopped when the first well was contested, he would never have reached Rehoboth.
If he had said, “Forget it, I’m not digging anymore,” after the second setback, he would not have seen the spacious place God had prepared for him.
So sometimes, continuing to dig is itself an act of faith.
It does not mean clinging stubbornly to one particular method, place, or person. It means refusing to give up on the promise God has given.
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Later, Genesis 26:32 records:
“That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. They said, ‘We’ve found water!’”
“We’ve found water!”
What a beautiful statement.
After experiencing blockage,
after experiencing contention,
after experiencing hostility,
after digging again and again,
at last, they found water.
God did not want Isaac merely to preserve the wells Abraham had dug in the past.
God also wanted Isaac himself to become a man who dug wells.
The wells dug by the previous generation needed to be reopened by the present generation;
and the wells dug by the present generation would become a blessing to the next generation.
So do not ask only:
“Was there ever a well here in the past?”
Ask instead:
“Are we still digging today?”
Reflection for Today
Is there a well in your life that once had water but is now blocked?
Perhaps it is your love for God at the beginning,
your life of prayer,
a calling you once received,
a spiritual inheritance left by the previous generation,
or a vision God placed in your heart many years ago.
Do not assume that the water source has dried up simply because the well is blocked.
And do not stop digging because you have experienced the contention of Esek or the hostility of Sitnah.
Some wells can be left behind,
and some conflicts can be walked away from,
but do not stop digging wells.
Our hope is not in any particular well,
but in the God who gives living water.
Keep digging.
Perhaps the next well will be Rehoboth.
And perhaps, as you continue to dig faithfully, one day you will hear those words again:
“We’ve found water!”
Genesis 26:18 | Reopening the wells—recovering the spiritual inheritance
Genesis 26:19 | Finding living water—the source still exists
Genesis 26:20–21 | Experiencing contention—you may yield the well, but do not stop digging
Genesis 26:22 | Rehoboth—God leads us into a spacious place
Genesis 26:32 | We’ve found water—perseverance ultimately reveals God’s provision
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