Today’s New Covenant nugget is from Ezekiel 47:1-9 (NKJV)
1 Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar. 2 He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces east; and there was water, running out on the right side. 3 And when the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; THE WATER CAME UP TO MY ANKLES. 4 Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; THE WATER CAME UP TO MY WAIST. 5 Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, WATER IN WHICH ONE MUST SWIM, a river that could not be crossed. 6 He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river. 7 When I returned, there, along the bank of the river, were very many trees on one side and the other. 8 Then he said to me: “This water flows toward the eastern region, goes down into the valley, and enters the sea. When it reaches the sea, ITS WATERS ARE HEALED. 9 And it shall be that every living thing that moves, WHEREVER THE RIVERS GO, WILL LIVE. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and EVERYTHING WILL LIVE WHEREVER THE RIVER GOES.
In this passage, Ezekiel shares an encounter and a vision from the Lord about a ‘spiritual river’. I believe that ‘the man’ showing him the river was Jesus, and I believe that ‘the river’ is a metaphor for the anointing, the glory, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Some believers stay on ‘the bank’ of ‘God’s River’, some only venture in ankle deep… some may even go waist deep, but only the ones who yearn for more of God go so deep that they can no longer stand. Isaiah calls this a place “where no oar-propelled boat can go.” (Isaiah 33:21 (AMPC) “But there the Lord will be for us in majesty and splendor a place of broad rivers and streams, where no oar-propelled boat can go, and no mighty and stately ship can pass.”) You can venture so deep into the river of anointing that it starts sweeping you downstream, overtaking you with rapids of miracles and blessings.
Prosperity, healing, blessings, and miracles are to be found in the DEEP WATERS. Everything will live, wherever the river goes!
Jesus also refers to an ‘internal river’ (John 7:37-38). Not only will those who ‘go deeper’ be blessed outwardly, they will be healed, blessed and prospered inwardly!
Its time to GO DEEP! Leave the ‘safety’ or the bank behind! Go beyond the ankle deep water, beyond the waist deep water… venture into the DEEP waters of God… [His Word, His glory, anointing and power], and then DRINK as you swim! He will take you places that you have never dreamed!
In His amazing love, Nick
