The River

I believe we are in a time when the Lord is releasing the River that flows from His sanctuary in such a measure that we'll have to SWIM in it. No longer will we be able to just get our feet wet or wade in the shallow waters. We'll have to be in "the flow of the Spirit", or we'll remain on the sidelines watching what the Holy Spirit is doing in this time. Worse, we'll be in a dry place that isn't receiving the life and healing that these waters will bring to us, our families, our businesses, and those around us.

Rev.22:1 - "And he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb."
Ezek.47:9;12 - "And it will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the river goes will live. And there will be very many fish, for these waters go there, and the others become fresh (are healed); so everything will live where the river goes."
"And by the river on its bank.....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."

I had a dream two years ago in which I was on a raft in a swift moving river. There were people on either side of this river sitting in lawn chairs just watching and waving to those of us who were floating by.

Nugget of Gold: I believe that the pattern we see in Ezek.47 has culminated in the time of the river that we have to be completely "in". No longer can we just "get our feet wet" in the things of God, or go out just so far before we run back to shore where it's "safe". The Lord is calling us to be more than spectators in that which He is unfolding. If we find ourselves in a "dry" place in any area of our lives, we need to find the flow of the Holy Spirit and jump in with both feet! Only then will we prosper spirit, soul, and body.