*BECOME FRESH*
Live Daily Die Daily Footstool Devotional
Monday, 20th March, 2023
Read Ezekiel 47:1- 12
Ezekiel 47:7-8 NIV - When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river. ⁸ He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there BECOMES FRESH.
God can turn any negative situation around. God can fill the hopeless with hope. God can turn a cold heart into a lively and fiery one. God can bring life into a dead situation. God is the River of Life!
In Ezekiel 47, we are introduced to a river that is similar to the river seen in Genesis 2 and in Revelation 22. This river is unique in the sense that it flows from the Temple into the Dead Sea, where the water is so salty it cannot support any aquatic life. But when the River from God’s Presence flows into the Dead Sea, it becomes fresh. New life enters the dead place and plenty different kinds of fishes begin to exist and survive in it. Fishermen can then make use of this water and catch fishes in their nets. Fruit trees can grow along its banks, and their leaves can be used for healing. The standing waters will be preserved for a source of salt. This is a picture of fruitfulness. God’s River breaks out in our lives to makes us fresh and fruitful.
Ezekiel 47:9-12 NIV - Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live. ¹⁰ Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea. ¹¹ But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt. ¹² Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing. ”
Become fresh again. Do all the things that take away death and staleness out of your life and allow God to introduce Life into your life. When you become fresh, you will souls, you will be a healer, you will have food to eat and give and you will have salt in yourself. Allow God’s Life to flow into you today in Jesus Name. Amen.
Live Daily.
Anastasia Bruce
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