We are on a journey or an adventure together discovering how to engage the spiritual realms. Discovering those realms within us around us & the heavenly realms. On this journey we are going to follow the pathway of relationship and responsibility.
Revelation 22:1-2 Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Psa 1:2 … he meditates day and night. 3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
Psa 46:4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High. 5 God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.
John 4:13-14 … whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.“ There is no flow without drinking we have to prime the pump.
Jer 2:13 “For My people have committed two evils, They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water.
What is the source of our life?
Isa 12:2 “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.” 3 Therefore you will joyously draw water from the springs of salvation.
First Love is about an up close and personal relational encounter with God.
With the Holy Spirit, Jesus and the Father to get to know them intimately and personally.
Know their frequencies, fragrances, characters, personalities.
God equates Himself with rivers.
Jeremiah 2:13.”For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters,
God the Father is the river and can be encountered as we engage Him in the river.
Zechariah 13:1 “In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.”
God the Son is the river, the fountain of salvation and can be encounter in the river.
John 7:38 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” 39 But this He spoke of the Spirit,
God the Spirit is the river and we can encounter Him in the river
Engaging the rivers .Many ways the rivers are expressed equating to different experiences with God .Different Rivers equate to different experiences and purposes in our lives.
Baptisms – Holy Spirit Jesus Father .Holy Spirit – Righteousness Peace Joy .Jesus – Way Truth Life .Father – Judgment Justice Holiness.
Clothed or skinned with armor .Rom 13:12 put on the armor of light .2 Cor 6:7 amour of righteousness .Eph 6:11 Put on the full armor of God.
River of grace and truth .River of mercy and love .River of power .River of transformation, renewal and refreshing .Outpourings of the spirit known for river experiences.
5 expressions of rivers focus on today .River of life .River of baptism – resurrection .River of the Spirit .River of Fire .River of Glory.
Ezekiel 47:1 Then he brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, water was flowing from under the threshold 3 When the man went out toward the east with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand cubits, and he led me through the water, water reaching the ankles. 4 Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the knees. Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the loins
Ezekiel 47:1 5 Again he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not ford, for the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a river that could not be forded… behold, on the bank of the river there were very many trees on the one side and on the other
Ezekiel 47:7-9, 12
Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region… being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the sea become fresh. It will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the river goes, will live.
Ezekiel 47:7-9, 12 And there will be very many fish, for these waters go there and the others become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”
Describes our lives, church releasing a life giving abundant flow .Turn salt water fresh turns the dead sea into life giving source .Revives and sustains .Our lives become a source of life and hope to the world but only if: The rivers of living water are flowing from within us and through us.
Zech 9:10 – And He will speak peace to the nations; And His dominion will be from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.
Gen 2:10 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers.
River is an increasing expanding kingdom.
Water is dammed up in the dimension of the atmosphere called Nirvana.
Waiting for us as sons to reclaim and purify that atmospheric dimension.
Cities of refuge with walls of fire like pillars joining with each other.
Forming a canopy of purifying fire
Release of that river
Isa 41:18 “I will open rivers on the bare heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water And the dry land fountains of water. Isa 43:19“Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.
Isa 48:18 “If only you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your well-being would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea. Amos 5:24 “But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an everflowing stream.
Isaiah 44:3 ‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants; River is the empowerment to prosper.
5 expressions of rivers focus on today .River of life .River of baptism – resurrection .River of the Spirit .River of Fire .River of Glory.
River of life representing our salvation experience and our ongoing supply.
Psa 36:8 They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights.
Engage the river and experience the delight of His love, joy and peace.
Engage and experience real life.
The fountain spring of eternal life is our connection to eternity quality of heavens source and the tree of life.
It becomes streams that make us glad with revelational experience of righteousness, peace and joy when we let it flow in us and through us.
River of baptism representing the end of the old life and beginning of the new life .Rom 6:4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
This can be our daily experience as we engage the river of baptism.
Luke 9:23 And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
Denying ourselves taking up the cross of resurrection victory and following Him
River of the spirit baptism into the Spirit
Luke 24:49 And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
Clothed with the Spirit empowered by the Spirit
River of fire
Dan 7:10 “A river of fire was flowing and coming out from before Him
We can embrace the purifying refining river as we are baptized into this transforming river of fire
River of glory heavens atmosphere .Rev 22:1 a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God .We are not limited to expressions and experiences of the river within the spiritual dimension with us .We can engage in heaven’s source of life itself .
Gen 2:10 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers. Eden is God’s garden in the realm of heaven .The garden was given to Adam and Eve to tend and cultivate and expand from .Now this river flows out of heaven through our first love gate into our spirits.
This river becomes rivers or streams within us .This river can flow into the garden of our hearts .This river can become rivers of living water that flow through us to the world around us .River and our heart – Soul
Our heart is described as a garden that now equates to the garden that Adam and Eve were told to tend and cultivate .4 Soils of the heart, hard, stony, weedy, good .We must tend and cultivate our souls using the river from our spirit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord And whose trust is the Lord.”For he will be like a tree planted by the water, that extends its roots by a stream and will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit.
Song of Solomon 4:15-16 ” You are a garden spring, A well of fresh water, And streams flowing from Lebanon.” Make my garden breathe out fragrance; Let its spices be wafted abroad. May my beloved come into his garden and eat its choice fruits!
Isa 58:11 And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
Psa 23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
River and the Soul/heart .Well watered garden 4 chambers heart cf. 4 rivers .Heart and the spirit our spiritual life circulation system .Like oxygen from lungs to the heart to the body back to the lungs .Spirit heart body unity & harmony.
Rivers flow from Eden we can follow that river back to its source in heaven .River of life, Waterfalls where deep calls to deep .Pools of deeper and deeper revelation .Tree of life, Throne of grace .Scrolls revelation, jewels or gem stones of revelation in that river.
Access to those 5 rivers today in your spirit in your heart in this room and in heaven .River of life .River of resurrection .River of the Spirit .River of fire .River of Glory.
5 rivers flowing here today and wherever you are today listening to this .There are 4 angels connected to this period of transition and transformation .These angels have been released out of heaven for this transitional period of change wherever you engage .Angels are going to release those 4 rivers to flow here today as we worship Him.
River of Life from the angel Winds of Change .River of fire flowing form the angel Refiners Fire .River of Resurrection from the angel Transformation .River of the Spirit from the Angel the Sound of Many Waters .
River of Glory is where you can engage the Yod Hei Vav Hei of His presence around the arc in the heavenly tabernacle as it overlaps with our earthly dimension .Engage the promises of God of your identity and destiny .Engage the reality of His rainbow covenant promises.
Activation:
Let’s engage by faith as God always rewards those who come to Him in faith .Begin to think about Jesus as the source of living water .Think about heaven being open and the rivers cascading down as waterfalls.
Fix our thoughts on engaging God in the rivers .We are going on a journey where you can stay and experience or you can follow along or even race ahead wherever it takes you .Activate your imagination as a doorway to your encounter with God.
Begin to open that door .Let God’s presence embrace you .Feel His love joy and peace .The river of life is flowing from that first love gate.
Begin to picture that fountain of living water flow in your spirit .Engage the river ankle deep lie in it drink from it .Feel the light energy the vibrational frequency energizing you. Feel your cells being restored, renewed repaired.
Invite the river of His presence into the garden of your heart .Let Him take you by the hand and walk with you into the garden of your heart .Lie down in the green pasture .Relax and talk with the Lord as your shepherd.
Explore your garden .Walk with Him .Feel the freedom the joy of walking with Him .Start to think of how you want your garden to be .Let the creative thoughts of tending and cultivating your garden dance in your mind. Release your creativity to create and plant your garden .Create a secret special place for intimacy with Him .Take a special testimony and plant it as a seed and water it and command it to grow .Take and eat the fruit.
Follow the river go back into the heavenly garden of Eden .Walk back through the gate .Engage the river dive down see what is on the bottom, scrolls, gems .See the waterfall and stand under it feel it’s call deep to deep.