Ezekiel 43-48

Today’s passage - Ezekiel 43-48:
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As we continue in Ezekiel’s tour of the new temple, in chapter 47 we come to a river that flows from the temple of God. It begins miraculously from the sanctuary and travels past the alter and out of the temple via the east gate. It become more powerful as it flows and gives life to the trees on its banks and they produce fruit for nourishment and leaves for healing. It also brings life to the sea that it feeds, making it fresh and full of fish.

I am reminded of a church we worked with last summer in Honduras. The Church of the Rivers of Living Water was a beautiful church, and I don’t mean the bricks and mortar part, I mean the people; the body of Christ. The members of this church had a heart for God and it showed. They fed on the word of God and they were excited to share it with others. They knocked on doors and invited their neighbors to church, they prayed with them and at times they even helped out with physical needs where they could. A few of the members even traveled with us to their mission and worked beside us as we served the impoverished members of a nearby farm town. The name of the church was so appropriate. Rivers of living water were flowing from the members of that church.

As Carol mentioned in yesterday’s post, through the power of the blood of Christ, God promised that He will dwell in you if you make a place for him. But God doesn’t dwell in side of us so that we can keep him hidden within. His power and glory produces a river of water that can flow out of us and bless others. God can use you to serve and to bless others. He can use you to fill others spiritual and physical needs. He can use you to bring others to Christ. He can use you to directly influence the population of heaven.

The minute you believed and accepted Christ as your Savior, you were indwelt with the Holy Spirit of God. Your body is a temple of God and in that temple God placed a river of living water. Are you allowing that river to flow from your temple? Take some time to assess your own life. Do your actions and words produce fruit that provides nourishment and healing to others? Does your life exhibit a testimony of God’s love and forgiveness? Ask God to show you areas of your life where the water has grown stagnant. Ask Him to guide you in unleashing a mighty flood of his love on those you meet. Ask Him to open doors and open your eyes to those who need to know about His saving grace. Let your rivers flow!

Today's post submitted by Kelly Coxe