Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional August 12, 2022
TOPIC: The Living Water
In his vision, Ezekiel saw a stream of water which flowed from beneath the southern side of the platform on which the temple was built. As it flowed, it grew in depth and width, giving life and fruitfulness to everything it touched. As the water flowed from the temple spring, it got deeper, but without other rivers flowing into it.
This was amazing in that a stream does not increase as it flows, if it is not fed by other rivers. The river flowed into the Dead Sea which has much concentration of salt which cannot support life. This was a miraculous stream of water. As the river flowed into the Dead Sea, it rid it of death. This river is similar to the one mentioned in Revelation 22:1,2.
It symbolises life from God and the blessings that flow from His throne. As the fresh water of the river flowed into the Dead Sea, the Dead Sea became a sea of life (vv. 8-10). Fish began to flourish and fishermen moved there for their fishing business. The trees beside the river began to bear fruit for food as well as produce leaves that have medicinal values. The purpose of the river is to bring abundant life and healing from God to the land and the people.
It is only when God’s presence is firmly established in the centre of a person’s heart that there will be new life and restoration. Your body is that temple of God (I Cor. 6:19). As God’s presence is evident in one’s life, His blessings should produce fruit (living water, John 7:38) along the way.
PRAYER: As a Christian, are you living a new life in Christ?
