Ezekiel 47
Root Deeply!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, July 26.
Ezekiel 47:12 concludes the description of the New Temple, describing a flourishing source of life that flows east from under its entrance, “By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.” The imagery of this abundant river describes a right relationship with God, as emphasized by the following Scriptures:
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- “How blessed is the man [whose] … delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers” (Psalm 1:1-3).
- “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is the Lord. For he will be like a tree planted by the water, that extends its roots by a stream and will not fear when the heat comes; but its leaves will be green, and it will not be anxious in a year of drought nor cease to yield fruit” (Jeremiah 17:7-8).
- “Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations” (Revelation 22:1-2).
Seize the moment and root deeply into the river of the water of life. Abundant life comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ (John 10:10).
God bless you!
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