Living Water

In Ezekiel 47 it talks about a river flowing from the Temple.  This river flows from the sanctuary and eventually all the way down to the Dead Sea.  The Dead Sea represents deadness where no life can dwell, so full of salt that nothing can exist there.  This reminds me of man in his unregenerate form, so full of sin, physically alive but spiritually dead with no hope.  But when this life giving water from the sanctuary touches the Dead Sea it becomes renewed, you might say instead of bringing forth death it teams forth with life.  

This also reminds me of the Samaritan woman at the well who Jesus spoke to about living water.  If all she had was the water from the well that she was drawing from, she would always be thirsty, physically, but if she received the living water that Jesus spoke of she would never thirst again, spiritually.  This is talking about salvation, which this woman and all the Samaritans needed desperately, they and everyone else that is born needs the living water, the new life in Christ.

There is an open invitation in the last book of God’s Word that says this in Revelations 22:17, “And the Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.”

This is an invitation from the Holy Spirit to all who will come, to those who hear the Word, to those who have a spiritual thirst.  Everyone can be saved if they will only trust in Jesus and His redemptive work at Calvary to save them.  Jesus allowed Himself to be crucified for all.

Think of these familiar verses in John 3:16-17, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”

Now think about the word ‘whosoever.’  That means anyone that will come to Jesus stripping off their own righteousness (good works) and depending only on the righteousness of Christ and Him crucified, the only hope of mankind.  Maybe you find yourself in the same situation as the Samaritan woman, always thirsty but never having your thirst quenched, come and receive the living water.  Jesus wants to give the water that will rise up within you to eternal life.

Possibly while reading this you felt the tug of the Holy Spirit convicting you of your sins and you want to be set free, the Word says, “whom the Son sets free, is free indeed.”  Jesus wants to set you free and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness.  Why don’t you stop what you are doing and pray, ask the Lord to come into your heart and life and be your Savior and Lord.  Ask Jesus to forgive your sins and to cover you with His precious blood, don’t be in a hurry, take your time and let the Lord’s peace, love and joy fill your soul.  Then start praising and thanking the Lord for what He has done for you and share it with others.  Pray and ask the Lord what congregation He would have you be a part of and start growing in your new found faith.

Something to think about!  This Tidbit reminds me of a song that Jimmy Swaggart sang called, “There Is a River.”  Listen to it and let it bless you.  Have a super day and may the good Lord bless you and yours!!