The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my mind and heart in Joel 3:18,
"In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the Lord's house and will water the valley of acacias."
"A fountain will flow out of the Lord's house...". This picture is one that has always captured my imagination and my fascination for the things of God. It clearly illustrates that life, vibrancy, refreshment, nourishment, growth, strength and vitality all have its source in the Lord and flows from him. It is from him we "live and move and have our being" and beyond that, if we are to avail ourselves of the fullness and vibrancy of life, we find the source of it in him. Rebirth, regeneration, new life flow from the Lord himself.
Some of the passages that come to my mind are:
"Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations." Revelation 22:1-2.
"The man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar." Ezekiel 47:1.
"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." John 7:37-38.
"His delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers." Psalm 1:2-3.
It is to the Lord we all must go for renewal and refreshment. From him life finds its strength, resiliency, newness and refreshment.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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