Good Morning “Living Water Drinkers”. Today we are in Ezekiel 47.
“A river watering the garden flowed from Eden…”Genesis 2:10 NIV
Flowing water is a theme that flows (pun intended) throughout Scripture…
The Psalmist speaks of a river “whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells” (Psalm 46:4). God gave several prophets a similar message: Joel speaks of a fountain that will flow out of the Lord’s house (Joel 3:8), and Zechariah describes “living water” which will flow out from Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:8). The Bible ends with a description of the New Jerusalem, from which emerges a river flowing from Gods throne in Heaven (Revelation 22:1-2).
The Revelation reference is, in fact, based directly on Ezekiel’s vision in today’s chapter. This is a big river! Eventually, it empties into the Dead Sea. Along its banks are signs of abundant life and prosperity resulting from the washing away of contaminates with fresh water. It is all a picture of the kind of blessing God’s people may expect in the Heavenly Kingdom: Every provision for every need will be taken care of by the Lord Himself.
The key to understanding the river that flows beneath the Temple is found in John’s gospel. There, Jesus, on the final day of the Feast of Tabernacles, stands up and proclaims:
““… Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive…””John 7:37-39 NIV
In one sense, Ezekiel’s prophecy
is being fulfilled every time a person chooses to follow Jesus and is given the gift of the Holy Spirit to dwell inside them (1 Corinthians 6:19). Imagine a picture of all believers gathered in the New Jerusalem, all with God’s Spirit flowing from them.
Love you all! Dig in!
“A river watering the garden flowed from Eden…”Genesis 2:10 NIV
Flowing water is a theme that flows (pun intended) throughout Scripture…
The Psalmist speaks of a river “whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells” (Psalm 46:4). God gave several prophets a similar message: Joel speaks of a fountain that will flow out of the Lord’s house (Joel 3:8), and Zechariah describes “living water” which will flow out from Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:8). The Bible ends with a description of the New Jerusalem, from which emerges a river flowing from Gods throne in Heaven (Revelation 22:1-2).
The Revelation reference is, in fact, based directly on Ezekiel’s vision in today’s chapter. This is a big river! Eventually, it empties into the Dead Sea. Along its banks are signs of abundant life and prosperity resulting from the washing away of contaminates with fresh water. It is all a picture of the kind of blessing God’s people may expect in the Heavenly Kingdom: Every provision for every need will be taken care of by the Lord Himself.
The key to understanding the river that flows beneath the Temple is found in John’s gospel. There, Jesus, on the final day of the Feast of Tabernacles, stands up and proclaims:
““… Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive…””John 7:37-39 NIV
In one sense, Ezekiel’s prophecy
is being fulfilled every time a person chooses to follow Jesus and is given the gift of the Holy Spirit to dwell inside them (1 Corinthians 6:19). Imagine a picture of all believers gathered in the New Jerusalem, all with God’s Spirit flowing from them.
Love you all! Dig in!
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