“When I returned, there, along the bank of the river, were very many trees on one side and the other. Then he said to me: ‘This water flows toward the eastern region, goes down into the valley, and enters the sea. When it reaches the sea, its waters are healed.’”
November 9, 2024
A river has mighty force: It’s relentless; it’s hard to handle; and you can do nothing to stop a river. You say, “We can dam it up.” Well, it’d just overflow its banks. You say, “We’ll throw rocks into it.” Throw all the rocks you want, but you can’t stop this river. The only way a river can be stopped is to cut off the flow at its source.
What is the source of this river? The Holy Spirit is flowing out of you. Inside of you is the key to revival! God wants mighty force to come out of you. Here’s what happens if the river is flowing within you: Where the waters flow, the tree will grow. This was the desert, and now there were these glorious, succulent, green trees growing alongside the river. The Bible says a righteous man is like a tree planted by the river. But the Word isn’t talking about mere trees; He’s talking about your life—your life bearing fruit—blessing and changing the lives of many.
If you get on fire for Jesus Christ, if that humble, holy, and heated flow is coming out of you, if those waters are flowing down into the depressed, the desert, and the deadly places, then lost people will be attracted.
Pray for the people you want to share your faith with and ask God to work through His Spirit in you to reach them.
Learn to walk with Jesus moment by moment each day.
The 365 daily readings in this devotional were developed directly from the sound biblical teaching of Pastor Adrian Rogers. His way of simply stating the truth of Jesus Christ is unparalleled. Page after page you’ll get something new to think about and to talk to God about in your moments with Him.