Rivers Out of the Desert – Ezekiel 47:6-8 Ezekiel, being called the Son of man, heard these words of the Lord, “hast thou seen this?” Ezekiel then records: “Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. Now when I had returned, behold, at the brink of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.” Ezekiel witnessed the beauty of the trees being fed by the waters of grace. Isaiah gives this comfort to those who mourn in their affliction: “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified” (Isa. 61:3). Redeemed by the precious blood of Christ we are planted as Trees of Righteousness, being blessed of God to his glory. We are therefore those “who delight in the law of the Lord; and in his law” we “meditate day and night.” And we “shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper” (Ps. 1:2-3). The Son of God spoke to Ezekiel, “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.” This healing “intimates the wonderful and blessed change that the gospel would make, where soever it came in its power, a great change, in respect both of character and condition, as the turning of the Dead Sea into a fountain of gardens. When children of wrath became children of love, and those that were dead in trespasses an sins were made alive, then this was fulfilled” (M. Henry) The Gospel of Jesus Christ has great healing powers for the New Jerusalem, and for the nations, of which Christ is the Prince of kings: “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. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him” (Rev. 22:2-3)...
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:18:22 +0000
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