Monday, August 1, 2016

Ezekiel 47

And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever the rivers go, will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes.  v.9

Read chapter 47
Any great city has a source of water and the old Jerusalem did not have a mighty river or great water source, yet what we cannot see by sight we see by faith in the new Jerusalem where the temple will be.  Ezekiel is now brought to the back door of the temple and sees a river that flows from under the temple to the sea.  Sounds familiar from Revelation 22, "And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb."  This water brings healing to every living thing wherever it flows.  It'll allow salt water fish to become freshwater fish.  Life is brought by because of this flow.  Just as Jesus said of himself, "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."  This living water is of Christ flowing out to all to bring life and healing, He is the source of the out flow, He is the head of the river just as He is the head of the church, the Greek word ekklesia which means out called or called out of.  Oh how we wait for the out flow of God to heal the world in our land and in our hearts.  How do you allow Christ to flow through you today?  And what healing of the land and all living do you desire most for this outflow of God to one day be in the earth?

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