Title: Rising River / Ezekiel 47:1-8
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A flowing river/Ezekiel 47:1-8
He brought me to the gate of the temple, and the front of the temple was facing east, and the water came from under the threshold.
When it came out, it flowed to the east, and it flowed down to the husband of the altar on the right hand side of the house.
And he went out and came to the outer gate, which was broken by the road outside and facing east, and behold, water was coming from his right hand.
It came out, and the man took a string in his hand and went east, and after measuring a thousand cubits, I took him.
He made me cross the water, and the water came up to my ankles, and again measured a thousand cubits and made me cross the water.
Your water rises to your knees, and again measures a thousand cubits, and you make me cross the water, and the water rises to your waist.
And again he measured a thousand cubits, and the waters became a river that I could not cross;
water, a river that no man could cross. And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen this?
And he led me back to the riverside; and when I returned, trees were planted on the left and right sides
And he said to me, "This water flows toward the east, and goes down to the Arabah, and into the sea.
and the waters that flowed down will refresh the waters of the sea (Ezekiel 47:1-8).
The time of Ezekiel's activity can be said to be the dark period of Israel. country is ruined
The ancient city of Jerusalem was destroyed and even the temple was destroyed. At a time like this, God
Through Ezekiel, one day we see a wonderful vision. "Ezekiel, follow me"
He leads you to the temple in Jerusalem. But the water drops start dripping from the temple
It was. Then he shows how the water droplets gather to form a small fountain. Then
Again, God said, "Follow me again," and he goes east. There is already some water
It flows and the water begins to collect. So the water continued to flow from east to south, from ankle to knee.
, from knee to waist and later form a great river.
When rivers of living water flow
Now, we take Ezekiel all the way to the east side. That side is Arabah. the very jeju
If you go from Salem to Arabah, you will meet the Jordan River. The one who flowed in the temple like that
The river of living water meets the Jordan, and a little down there is the Dead Sea as we know it all too well.
All. I've been to the Dead Sea a few times too. When people go into the water, they really float. lying down
It also floats and does not sink in water even if it is sideways. There is too much salt, so no one can swim
It all floats though. But meat cannot be bought. However, in today’s words, there is life in the Dead Sea.
I'm telling you what makes you live. No matter how dark, miserable, and miserable, God’s
Although grace is at first a tiny drop of water, it becomes a river of living water and flows away,
tells us that there is a history of saving everyone.
When our church first started, the amount our church members generously donated over the course of a year was three hundred.
It was ten thousand won. But now, we are helping many unimaginable places at home and abroad.
All. It is used for missionary support in Africa and even for Israeli refugees and Palestinian refugees.
They are also sent to look after North Korean defectors in North Korea. The fault of certain churches in the media these days
Seeing what happened and harshly slandering the entire church, our people and our government
I think you need to know deeply about the gratitude of the church. Realistically, there are many North Korean defectors in China right now.
It is the church that takes care of the difficulties of the people. In fact, the government is unable to
is. Our church is doing the same.
longing for
We have hope. We also have a grand vision. Although at first
Even though we started weakly, God allows us to do great work. woo
In the early days of Protestantism in Linara, believers in Jesus faced tremendous difficulties. sometimes home
You endured the hardship of being cast out from within, and you endured to the end and eventually became a Christian family.
All. When we look at reality or look at the current situation, there are many things that are very suffocating. of mine
Even when I look back on myself, there are many times when I feel frustrated and desperate. Now we flow from the temple
You must see ‘River of Living Water’.
In fact, how important is living water to our body? Without water, people die. fasting
Even if you do not eat for 40 days, you must drink water. So these days, more and more people talk about water
I feel heavy. Still, isn't Korea on the Samchully Peninsula and Mt. Geumsugang? Korea has a lot of water
good. European water is simply not drinkable. It's okay to be near the Swiss Alps.
say that. It is said that the US and New Zealand regions are a little better, but like Korea,
Countries where you can drink are not so confused. Even in China, where the land is large, the water condition is not so good
not. Looking back, how much blessing has our country received? we know this too
You have to wear it, develop it, and use it well. Otherwise, perhaps within 10 years, we will also be very
I don't think Jung will be the same now.
In this way, our souls also have a thirst. No matter how well you live and eat well in this world
Even after all, we humans are 'longing beings'. In Hebrew, we humans are called 'nephesh'.
is. This is a concrete yet explicit expression that means ‘throat’. then see
Then, in Korea, isn't the life of a person called 'life'? However, all animals are
Whether the bruise is level with the ground or otherwise it is bowed down, only
is open to the sky. Why? This is because humans are ‘craving beings’.
All. Longing for grace, longing for love, this is what makes animals and other humans unique.
is. So, no matter how well people are economically and how well they live, the more strangely the country is, the more
Don't more people die by suicide in a growing country?
That living water is Jesus Christ.
No matter how hard the North Koreans eat, no one will die by suicide. I can't eat I'm starving
It is said that no one dies by suicide. So no matter how much a person is in this world
Even if you are wealthy as an enemy, you do not live with it. can satisfy the thirst of the soul
that should be there. The living water flowing from the temple altar in today’s text is ‘Jesus
It means 'Christ'. We must despair, everything is a failure, everything is a door
Third, even if we are frustrated, those who receive the life of Jesus Christ, who is our water of life,
Yin, it is very weak and insignificant, but later on, a 'river of living water' flows and bleeds into the land in the north
I believe that the history that will fill the hearts of our weary compatriots will soon come.
Dear saints, Today, at this time, we have this water of life, Jesus Christ.
He came out to drink by faith. We come to church to hear some moral, some ethical thing.
not something. 'Jesus Christ, who is the true water of life in our hearts, who becomes our life'
We are here to drink the living water of grace by faith. The Lord said.
“Whoever drinks the water I give will never thirst. The water I give
It will spring up like a spring of water in man, and he will live forever” (John 4:14).