The overflowing water of life is free for the asking
The Water Of Life
The Lord has provided this living water to wash us clean. This water is purified by His love. Specifically, God wants nothing more than for us live a life filled with hope. The prophet Ezekiel experienced this when an angel brought him to the entrance of the Temple. The angel led Ezekiel to where the water was flowing. Everywhere the water flowed it brought blessings; it turned the salt water into fresh water, ” on each side of the banks fruit trees of every kind shall grow, their leaves shall not fade”.
8 He said to me, “This water flows east and goes down into the Arabah and empties into the sea, whose salt waters it makes fresh.
9 “Wherever the river flows, swarms of living creatures will live there and multiply.
The Revelation
Recently I experienced the most wonderful freedom. Undoubtedly, I have an addiction to Tik Tok and other Social Media platforms that were making me crazy. These Social Media clicks were about how bad the world is and how in particular political parties were at fault. Anything that was not legitimate was due to the failure of our current government.
As a result of my addiction, I became deeply offended by all these accusations against the party I support. Explicitly, I wanted so badly to set these people straight but for fear of backlash, my fingers froze before I could type out a clear answer. Besides, opening the door to criticism is another avenue to become a victim of your own circumstances. My days have too much value than to be use up in controversy with strangers.
Saint Teresa Of Avila
In reality what I experienced was a beautiful life lesson. Like St. Teresa of Avila the words that she spoke were sealed into my heart. “Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, All things pass: God never changes.”
So if New York, the financial capital of the world, has elected a Muslim as mayor, there is a clear reason why God allowed this. This is what offered me so much hope. I will not celebrate this win nor will I make negative remarks because I know God is in control.
Stay With The Flow
Living water not only cleanses us: it leads us to a better place, a place of peace. Being around people who do not share my political views is not going to make me like them any less. But before this revelation, in the past this was a big problem for me. Thinking that there was something wrong with their way of thinking was evil.
To be freed of this bigotry came only through prayer. Truly, I can now attest with all confidence that only God can be the Judge. I had failed miserably, I needed to calm down and allow God to do His work. This battle was a great distraction in my spiritual growth. Recognizing the plot of the Enemy and exposing it to free my mind has added more time for contemplative prayer.
Reasons For Division
Today, even an innocent conversation about politics can go south very quickly. Contentious opinions on Social Media have made enemies of many; this is the reason for the great divide. This divide is so deep, that each side stands at the edge of a gorge, not willing to build a bridge or cross it once it’s built. Hatred is the underlining cause of this division. The mastermind of this is none other than Satan himself! He loves what is happening to our country.
The Father Of Lies
We all know Satan is the father of lies (John 8:44). Fear and lies are always associated with hatred because that is what causes division. Hatred is the reason our country is so divided. On both sides of the spectrum there is fear; conservatives fear that the liberals will take control of politics, and liberals fear the unknown because of the current administration’s political conservatives. How much more clear can it be? Satan is pulling the strings of those who cannot step out of the ring of hatred. Some people are masterring leaders. Hatred and anger are brothers, and we all know where anger leads us: frustration, irritability, and inability to overlook offenses or consider opposing view points.
The Holy Water
Water is our life source; we cannot live without it. This is also true of the living waters that God has for us (Isaiah 44:3). We drink of this holy water to replenish what needs nurturing in our spirits.
16 You Belong to Christ. Do you not realize that you are God’s temple, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. For the temple of God is holy, and you are that temple.
Love Vs. Hate
Operating in love is the simple answer to the problems we are facing, but this love must come from Christ. With the love of Christ we can love ourselves. Once you have accomplished this you can love your enemies! Love covers all.
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for this revelation and for opening my eyes to Your holy truth. Take us deeper into Your living water, that we may be immersed in Your Holy presence. Amen.
