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Waters of Revelation
…The Chronicle – Glenda Wilson
Not long ago, I was writing how revelation comes and the Lord kept likening
it to pools which collect rain …moisture from heaven. For centuries God’s
people have cried for rain. When Jesus came, He made a way for us to get
back to the source –the River.
We find ourselves as dry and thirsty land,
digging pools and praying for rain. In His mercy and grace He allows us to
drink from self dug wells for a season while we journey toward the source.
John
7:37-39 Now on the final and most important day of the Feast, Jesus stood,
and He cried in a loud voice, If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and
drink! He who believes in Me [who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me]
as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shall flow
[continuously] springs and rivers of living water. But He was speaking here
of the Spirit, Whom those who believed (trusted, had faith) in Him were
afterward to receive. For the [Holy] Spirit had not yet been given, because
Jesus was not yet glorified (raised to honor). AMP
The River finds its source in the deep; the
Old Testament speaks of dry land “resting” on solid rock
foundations located over powerful fountains of the deep.
The powerful waters of the “Deep” can bring revelation or destruction
…blessing or cursing. Isa 43:2 says, “When you pass through the waters, I
will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep
over you. The thought here is that without God the waters could overtake
you.
He clave
the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like
rivers. (Psa 78:15-16 KJV) …all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters
and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water
the valley… (Joel 3:18b KJV) Deep calls to deep in the roar of your
waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. (Psa 42:7 NIV)
And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem
(the city of God); (Zec 14:8 KJV) There is a river, the streams whereof
shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the
most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall
help her and that right early. (Psa 46:4-5 KJV)
When the waters of the “Deep” burst forth from
their boundaries, the result is a flood. Psa 69:15 says, “Do not let the
flood sweep over me, or the deep swallow me up…” We should not become
alarmed when the waters are troubled; for those who build on the firm
foundation …on the Rock will find firm footing
The temple vision is somewhat parallel to Rev
21-22 …a river flowing from the throne of God. We must realize that the
water Ezekiel saw issue forth from the temple was symbolic of a time when
Christ would become the Temple and The Fountain. The Temple is depicted
without doors –for Jesus has become “The Door” and the waters flow freely
because of Christ. Jesus said, “Come drink of this water and you will never
thirst again”. From “His pierced side” flows living water …the wellsprings
of life. From Jesus, the fountain of the deep burst forth. He alone causes
the waters of revelation to flow freely once again from the throne room of
God. They are available now and forevermore. Two fountains are depicted in
Behold The Waters representing the two covenants.
The flood
gates are now open … the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the
glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. (Hab 2:14 NIV)
Knowledge demands a response …it requires a
decision ….resist or submit to the flow. Fight it and drown …or rest in it
and live.
When the water becomes so deep that we cannot
pass over, we must rest in it …for within the river is the revealed
knowledge of all that is in the fountain flowing from Immanuel’s veins.
Mercy grace, peace, wholeness and so much more is within it, The River will
heal all that is in its path; it will bring a great harvest of souls. Drink
deeply, for those who drink of this water shall never thirst again. Go to
the source, the path is clear …not only did Jesus make a way; He is the way. |