Genesis 1:6-10 "God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
Yesterday we thought about light being alive and The Light being Jesus Who is alive. I was going to skip down the lane of Genesis 1 (I have lots of energy in the morning) to God creating the vegetation when the Lord stopped me and asked, "Isn't water alive?" Is it?
It made me think of Jesus talking to the Samaritan woman at a well. He said in John 4:10, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water."
In Genesis, God somehow separated water from water - maybe dead water from living water? Not sure. But He did it - and later it was teeming with life so it must have provided life - so in my finite mind, that in no way understands the ways of the Lord, I would think the water was alive.
Water. Without it we would die of dehydration. We start out life with a 90% content of water. Most elderly people are around 55% because we don't drink enough water. Even if we did, it would help somewhat, but all the chemicals now found in water negates some of the benefits of drinking it. But water in it's purest form - like melted from mountain snow far removed from cities and pollution - brings more longevity to life and some waters even have healing properties.
There is also dead water. Stagnant water. It doesn't move anywhere. It's stays in one place - developing bacteria and all sorts of mess. There may be creatures that have adapted to that kind of environment, but some of those waters, if we drank them, we could die (or at least get real sick).
The Bible speaks to us about physical living water in Zechariah 14:8 and Revelation 7:17. It also refers to the Lord being Living Water (refer to Jeremiah 2:13; 17:13 and John 7:38).
When we are baptized, we are baptized in water - as an act of obedience and a sign that we are truly giving our lives to Jesus. The water represents a sort of death of our old ways and the beginning of our new life. It's a cleansing of the soul - demonstrated by using physical water, but made alive spiritually through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus is the Living Water. He is our nourishment. He is our refreshment. He is the One who not only gives us Life, but sustains us as we 'drink' of Him - study His Word, listen to His Voice, do what He says to do, praise and worship Him. He is pure Living Water. THAT we can trust.
Deep Cries Out - Bethel Church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ncGqFyGqTc
Water. Without it we would die of dehydration. We start out life with a 90% content of water. Most elderly people are around 55% because we don't drink enough water. Even if we did, it would help somewhat, but all the chemicals now found in water negates some of the benefits of drinking it. But water in it's purest form - like melted from mountain snow far removed from cities and pollution - brings more longevity to life and some waters even have healing properties.
There is also dead water. Stagnant water. It doesn't move anywhere. It's stays in one place - developing bacteria and all sorts of mess. There may be creatures that have adapted to that kind of environment, but some of those waters, if we drank them, we could die (or at least get real sick).
The Bible speaks to us about physical living water in Zechariah 14:8 and Revelation 7:17. It also refers to the Lord being Living Water (refer to Jeremiah 2:13; 17:13 and John 7:38).
When we are baptized, we are baptized in water - as an act of obedience and a sign that we are truly giving our lives to Jesus. The water represents a sort of death of our old ways and the beginning of our new life. It's a cleansing of the soul - demonstrated by using physical water, but made alive spiritually through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus is the Living Water. He is our nourishment. He is our refreshment. He is the One who not only gives us Life, but sustains us as we 'drink' of Him - study His Word, listen to His Voice, do what He says to do, praise and worship Him. He is pure Living Water. THAT we can trust.
Deep Cries Out - Bethel Church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ncGqFyGqTc
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