2/3/23
“Then said He unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.” Ezekiel 47:8 KJV. In this vision which God showed Ezekiel of the Living Water flowing into a dry and barren land, we know that the water represents the Gospel of Christ going out to a sinful world. It flowed from under the Altar, which represents Christ in His sacrificial death. And we thank God that all along the banks of this ever increasing stream there is life! But let us also notice the destination. Verse 10 mentions 2 geographical locations which are along the Dead Sea, where this river is going. The Dead Sea represents this fallen world, dead in trespasses and sins. It is spiritually lifeless. But what a joy to know, that Jesus Christ, Who is our Life, was willing to empty Himself, to pour out His life unto death, so that we might live! Hallelujah! And there is so much life in Him, that when He encounters the lifeless and hopeless condition of man’s spiritual death, life and healing come!! His life overcomes death. He did in healing lifeless bodies. He did it in His glorious resurrection. And He is still doing it as He pours Himself out through His spiritual body, into the dead condition of man’s existence. Let us praise our Lord and Saviour, Who gave Himself so that we might live and experience healing for our souls.