September 30, 2018 · Ezekiel 47:7–12

God's Call Rising

When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river. He said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh. Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and…

“You can't just hold on to it. I wish I could hold on to that feeling, or hold on to that moment — but this part of life is that this river keeps flowing. It's never the same river twice. You know, Heraclitus, the ancient philosopher. God's moving. This river, where he's taking you — it's moving. You can't hold on. Let go. Trust that God's stream of living water is flowing inside of you. If you follow Jesus, if you trust Jesus, he's flowing inside you. It's not stopped. You might not see it sometimes, but God is alive. He's alive within you, and following Jesus into the water can be scary. Like, where is this river going to carry me? Am I ready for this journey? It's God's water. He'll take care of it. This experience of being taken with the river of God is the most fulfilling experience you can have. So step out into the water. The great unknown, where feet may fail. Because God can do the unfathomable. Life grows wherever the river flows.”