“WATER!”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 579

May 17, 2022///

My husband and I were Blessed last week to spend some time at the beach in Florida!

As I was enjoying watching the expanse of the water and how it seemed to never end, I also noticed the people who were going into the water.

Some stood right at the edge and let the waves reach them sometimes. Others waded out a little further, to their calf and then the waves would hit them a little higher than that.

Still others waded even further and would take a dip under the water every now and then. And then you had those who just ran into the water, dove right in, and were immediately immersed in it.

As I was observing and enjoying this from my safe place on the beach, the Holy Spirit reminded me of the scripture in Ezekiel where the prophet writes of the Holy Waters going forth from the Sanctuary of God.

In Ezekiel’s prophetic vision this is what he saw coming from the Sanctuary!

Ezekiel 47:3-5 (KJV)
³ And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.
⁴ Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.
⁵ Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

This is the truths that I want to share. The Holy waters represent the Holy Spirit and the different depths of the Holy Spirit we allow in our lives.

You have the observers who enjoy watching others be anointed and enjoying the presence of the Spirit of God but just sit and watch and never go forward to encounter that power for their self.

You have some that will test the Holy waters and wade in a little and decide they would rather return to before or just stay in a little of the presence.

Others stand in the shallow for a while and then go a little further and some even further as the Holy presence touch them more and more.

As those who venture out to the tops of their thighs find out, sometimes a wave of the Holy water will hit and fill you over you middle or even further. I am sure if you have ever observed, or been this person, you find that a large wave may even knock you off your feet and you find yourself totally immersed. These would be times when the Power of God so overwhelms you that you cannot stand!

There are those who are so hungry for all of God and so in love with Jesus that they just dive right in and begin to swim. They want all the Holy water they can get as quickly as possible.

The other people that get in the water are those that are on floats. They want to have the presence of the water and have part of them in it, but they hang on to the float because they are not ready to get their entire self in.

In our spiritual walk these are the people who want the Holy Spirit but just enough to enjoy without being totally immersed.

May I tell you that whether you jump in headfirst or wade in a little at a time, you need the Holy Spirit (water) to guide your life. You should be growing in the Lord and in the Power of His Might, by allowing more and more of yourself to be immersed in the presence of the Spirit of God.

1 Chronicles 16:27 (KJV)
Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

Psalm 16:11 (KJV)
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

There is nothing to compare to the presence of the Holy Spirit to fill you to the brim with the overwhelming Love of God!

If you have hesitated because of fear or not understanding or any other reason, just know that you will never regret opening yourself to more and more of the Holy Spirits fullness.

God is good and all good and perfect gifts come from Him. Go on out into the deep water of the Holy Spirit and let Him refresh and renew your life and everything in it!

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Father, in Jesus’ name I come! Thank you for the Holy Spirit that lives within each of us who have placed our trust in you. May all who read this go out into the waters to swim in and be immersed in your presence where the cares of this life fade into oblivion and Truth is made real to us. You are Holy, be Holy in each of us! Amen!

Go deeper with Jesus!

Love, MeMaw