But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33

T.E. Lawrence was a British soldier during the Arab Revolt of 1916-18. He was sent to Arabia under the cover of his chosen profession, archaeology. There he managed to hook up with some of the locals and became famous for his guerrilla warfare. He became known as Lawrence of Arabia.

After the war Lawrence wanted some of the Sheiks he had befriend to see his home country. They were desert people and had known no other way of life.

Lawrence brought the Sheiks to his home country and put them in the best hotel. They were taken to meet all of the dignitaries in Britain and treated as royalty. On the night before their return home, Lawrence asked the Sheiks to name the one thing that they would like to take home with them. They took him into the bathroom and pointed to the faucet. They wanted a faucet so that they could have fresh running water in the desert.

What the Sheiks did not know is that the faucet was hooked to pipes that were hooked to holding tanks that were connected to a reservoir or well. Without the original water source the faucet would be useless.

These Sheiks were typical of most Christians today. We always have our eyes on the faucet and seldom think about its source. We must remember that the power is not in the faucet, but in the source. God is the source.

We need to get our eyes on the source of our life rather than seeking the things that life has to offer. There is nothing wrong with getting and having things, but we must make sure that we are putting God first.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth (Luke 12:15).

When all we desire is the faucet, we are taking God out of the picture. We are saying that we care more about things than we do him. We must realize though, that without Him there would be no things.

Right now our country is learning this lesson the hard way. We have put our confidence in the faucet and watched as the water slowly came to a drip. Well, that’s what happens when you cut off the source. The only way to get the water running again is to get hooked back up to the source.

We may not be able to do a whole lot about getting our country hooked back up to the source, but we can make sure that we stay hooked up. Remember that God supplied Elijah right in the middle of a famine. Isaac sowed in a time of famine and God gave him a great harvest.

If we will stay hooked up to the source the faucet will only be a method of delivery. God will see that we have continual fresh supply.