Going Deeper In Your Walk With God

“…behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple... 3 the man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. 5 Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.” Ezekiel 47:1, 3-5 ESV

How deep are you willing to go with God? Ankle deep, knee deep, waist deep or over your head? There are several references in the Bible about rivers and their spiritual significance in both the Old and New Testament. In this case the reference signifies the flow of God’s Spirit taking us deeper and deeper until He has full control of our lives. Water is generally a type of the Spirit of God in the Bible, whether it in reference to the well of living water in John 4 or rivers of living water in John 7. In Ezekiel’s vision we see a river flowing out of the Temple of God, which Jesus addressed in the Gospel of John as rivers of living water that would flow out of us. "...so everything will live where the river goes.” Ezekiel 47:9 ESV. Under the New Covenant we are the Temple of God because He dwells in us and His Spirit flows out of us.  “Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38 ESV.

 TODAY’S PRAYER

Lord, help us to recognize that you have more for us. Help us to no longer limit what you want to do in our lives. Thank you for the invitation to go deeper with you and not hold back.

 God Bless,

Pastor Matt