And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, withersoever the rivers shall come, shall live (Eze. 47:9).
Whatever this may mean in the future world, it certainly is true of God's river of life now. Wherever it touches, there is life. Ezekiel lived near the great Euphrates River and could see its life-giving properties. Wherever its waters went, there was life.
It is written, "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). And Jesus said to the woman at the well, "Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst" (John 4:13, 14).
Are you really thirsty for spiritual things, for the water of life? Then you are fortunate, for the promise is "I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely" (Rev. 21:6). This is a part of the joyful experience of salvation. "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid....Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation" (Isa. 12:2, 3).
The Nile is one of the longest rivers of the world. For almost its entire length it cuts through the most barren desert, yet when it pours into the Mediterranean it is still a mighty stream. From the air one sees what appears to be an endless green ribbon stretching out below. It is the Nile valley watered by this life-giving, never-failing river.
The great river of God's mercy, love, and truth is flowing through the desert of this world. Wherever it comes, there is life--life in it, life with it, and life by it. Let us dwell by the river.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land" (Ps. 143:6).
Whatever this may mean in the future world, it certainly is true of God's river of life now. Wherever it touches, there is life. Ezekiel lived near the great Euphrates River and could see its life-giving properties. Wherever its waters went, there was life.
It is written, "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). And Jesus said to the woman at the well, "Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst" (John 4:13, 14).
Are you really thirsty for spiritual things, for the water of life? Then you are fortunate, for the promise is "I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely" (Rev. 21:6). This is a part of the joyful experience of salvation. "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid....Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation" (Isa. 12:2, 3).
The Nile is one of the longest rivers of the world. For almost its entire length it cuts through the most barren desert, yet when it pours into the Mediterranean it is still a mighty stream. From the air one sees what appears to be an endless green ribbon stretching out below. It is the Nile valley watered by this life-giving, never-failing river.
The great river of God's mercy, love, and truth is flowing through the desert of this world. Wherever it comes, there is life--life in it, life with it, and life by it. Let us dwell by the river.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land" (Ps. 143:6).
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