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A river that can not be crossed
Please read Ezekiel chapter 47.
In this chapter a angel of the Lord takes EZK out into a river, first ankle deep then knee deep then waist deep and finally in over his head into a river that can not be crossed. I come from a family that did a lot of white water canoeing , I‘ve been on rivers where the current was so strong you could not cross over it, instead you would be swept away down stream.
This chapter is talking about the faith needed to serve the Lord fully. Some venture into the river of the Lord ankle deep, they go to church and watch others serve, some become more involved and venture knee deep, so on and so on. But to leap in over you head takes a great deal of faith, because we don’t know what’s around the next bend we must put all their trust in the Lord.
This is the river that flows from the throne of God, in verse 8 it states that it goes to the sea, in the original Hebrew text it says “the Dead sea” and where ever it goes “it’s waters shall be saved” or in the Hebrew “it shall be saved”. This is very exciting when you consider that where ever the Lord takes you, you will have a impact on others and some will be saved.
I know many of you wonder what I do for a living, I don’t receive a income from the church I pastor nor do I accept donations , I go where the river takes me . Some times I make money and sometimes I don’t. right now I am overseeing the construction of a multi million dollar project, in a few months I may be washing cars. The Lord always provides , haven’t had a regular job in decades.
Where ever the Lord send you, you will have success in what is really important and you will be provided with what ever you need. However this chapter talks about a miry place in verse 11. This is a place where the water in stagnant and polluted with the salt of the sea. This is referring to idleness and the cares of the world, we are called the salt of the earth, a preservative and a thing of value. It would be a shame to waste such riches and miss the chance to serve a living God because we are over concerned with this fleeting life that will perish in a wink of an eye.
I will continue the sermon next week, God Bless you all, pastor mike
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