Titus 3:5
he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
2 Chronicles 4:6
He then made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. In them the things to be used for the burnt offerings were rinsed, but the Sea was to be used by the priests for washing.
John 2:7
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
John 4:14
but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
John 7:38
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
These descriptions of Heaven over the last few weeks have been so rich in imagery. This week is no exception. This river that is spoken of here in Revelations; what does it look like? How big is it? How wide? There are rivers.. and then there are rivers… I’ve traveled with my family across the great Mississippi river a time or two. What a magnificent sight. As much as two miles wide in some places, it brings life and livelihood to all of the peoples of the region. Good and services are transported on it. Water from it supplies every municipality within miles. It provides an outlet and an inlet into the Gulf of Mexico, thus making it a fresh water port for international commerce. It’s affect on our nation’s economy is as grand as it’s banks are wide. That’s a river.
So then, what of this Heavenly River of Life? How magnificent must it be? How grand? What impact must it have on all living creatures throughout the universe? Water, flowing in great volume, is a powerful force. A tool for great construction and change and benefit when channeled properly. Destructive beyond imagination when unbridled and swollen beyond it’s banks by rain and storm. Perhaps no natural resource better exemplifies the power of God than the imagery of a flowing river or a great raging sea. And so, this great crystal river that we see coming from the throne, this grand, magnificent, River of Life; how appropriate a description for the Holy Spirit of God, The Ruach Ha’Kodesh, the very ‘Breath’ or ‘Wind’ of God? The kind of imagery provided in these passages helps us to keep our perspective in check. We serve a big God. We serve a God who is All Mighty, All Powerful. The power of His Holy Spirit then is as immeasurable as the imagery of this great River of Life suggest. Through the Holy Spirit, Christ is revealed, countless souls have been saved and the Church is sustained and nourished. So has it been since God said, ‘Let there light’. The Holy Spirit seeks no glory for He is the very Glory or Shekinah of God, the very essence of all life emanating from that great crystal river; the River of the Water of Life. Thank God for sending us His Spirit, bring us the everlasting, Zoe kind of life that will replenish us for all eternity.
I hope I’ve left you with some images that speak to the Majesty of God, whom we serve, over the last several weeks. I have certainly been challenged and blessed in my thinking about this that is Eternal. I pray that you have been too.
Blessings,
.wb
Revelation 22:1
[ Eden Restored ] Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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