Going deeper...

Today, as I reached the end of several weeks reading the book of Ezekiel, I came to the well known part in chapter 47 that speaks of the prophet’s vision of a river flowing from the Temple. As Ezekiel wades deeper - from ankle to knee depth, and from waist level to the point of being completely out of his depth, it’s a graphic illustration and invitation for us to enter deeper into the flow of the Holy Spirit.

I couldn’t help noticing, though, that the water got deeper and deeper, the further away it flowed from the sanctuary. Perhaps it is only when we step out of our comfort zone, when we are willing to reach out in evangelism and ministry to others, that we will experience the greatest flow of the Spirit’s sustaining power in our lives.