April 27th, 2021: Water that Renews and Cleanses US

 

Water has become one of the most needed natural resources in the world today. Clean water is now a precious commodity. More and more places in the world are dealing with the crisis of not having enough water for their people. We also need to deal with our waste and contamination of water. If there is a war between the US and Canada, it won't be about oil and gas. It will be about freshwater.


What does water do? It refreshes and cleans our physical bodies. It restores our physiology. In many ways, it brings life and growth. In the Bible, there are also many various spiritual meanings and images about water. Let us look at a couple today.


Ezekiel 36: 25-27

" I will sprinkle water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws."


Water is a symbol of the word of God that cleanses us from our broken conditions and false beliefs. It renews our hearts and creates a new spirit within us. Our hearts will long for God and and our spirit will be sensitive towards what God wants us to see.


Revelation 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,"


It is an image of our life with God. There will be no end, and it begins with where God is. There will be no more contamination or death.


Are we willing to build infrastructure so that we can get water and move it? What do we do in keeping our water clean? How about our spiritual water? Are we ready to construct a spiritual passage so the living water can flow and cleanse the impurity of our nations, our cultures, our economic structures, and more? Be aware when the contamination goes beyond our ability to manage it.

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