.Amsterdam Ministry.

.Water Washes Over.

In Revelation it talks about Jesus being like an abundant stream of living water. A pure, clean source of light and life.

A stream is constantly washing over the rocks and plants and animals in a riverbed, making them more refined. Over time the rough or dull spots are made smooth and shiny. It is never an imidiate process but one that takes time and persistance. The source of the stream comes from an abundant source of water, always supplying the streams ever flowing water. This constant source is God.

God refines us the way a stream refines rocks. We all start out the same and as Christ comes closer and closer to us and to our hearts, he starts to refine the dirt from our shell. He starts to rub off all of our muck and mire and makes us smooth for Him. If the stream did not exist, the dirt would not come off. Just like, if God is not present or evident or dwelling in our lives, we won't be made pure and we won't be transformed into His likeness. God longs to purify our hearts and minds and bodies for His glory. He wants to remove the dirt from our lives. He longs to make our hearts pure like His. His constant living water and love washes over us.

posted by Sarah McAllister @ 11:09 PM