Restoration- Restore to the River of Water of Life
Revelation 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Ezekiel 47:7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. 47:8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 47:9 And it shall come to pass, that everything that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
John 7:38 that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Psalms 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 133:2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; 133:3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. (Zion- Hebrew meaning, holy peace)
Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Proverbs 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Joshua 3:2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; 3:3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 3:4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. 3:5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.
Outlines:
n TCA recall
o A lot of changes in last 2-3 years. Many hearts were disturbed.
o With Lord’s grace, we march forward steadfastly without interruption.
o Hang on, More turbulent to come….
n 2 Rivers in our life mentioned in Bible
o River of water of life: clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lam, release the life inside us, bring forth the life to people.
o Jordan River: unclear, mixed with earth, sourced by to the old Adam’s life, flesh, build up strongholds, bitterness, jealous, self-pitty, self-righteous in our hearts, bring forth the death and restless.
n The source of Jordan River is clear
n However, sin defiles the life- Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest
n Jordan River becomes the barrier for entering the rest. Many kings and strongholds exist in the banks. Through disturbing the mind, it sifts us as the wheat
n Jordan River is a judge on soul: trial and temptation on soul.
n How to cross the River：Move away from old place, follow Ark, sanctify ourselves.
o Stop the loopholes：no curses or complaints from our mouth
o Build the Wall around our hearts: refuse enemy’s thoughts to disturb the peace, refuse all the self pity, self love, self righteous.
o Praise with faith instead of cursing.
n Enter the Canaan- God’s Rest
o Good, large land, flowing milk and honey. Enter God’s un-measureable abundance
o Full of joy with God’s countenance. Enter God’s rest
n River of water of life heals the death
o The faith inside us will become spring of living waters
o Water flows into Salt Sea to restore the water to sweet. (heal the water)
n Walk in the same spirit and same foot step. Luke 10:37 Go, and do thou likewise.