Swan Dive

Water From the Temple
Ezekiel 47
The day before our flight to Jamaica, I was captured by this chapter of Ezekiel.
At IHOP, since November of 09, we experienced what we labeled an “awakening.”
The Holy Spirit began to move in power in a way I had not personally witnessed before.
I actually stood back for a couple days just observing and praying. Having witnessed a lot of exaggerated, and postured charismatic activity years ago, I got burned out on that kind of thing. What I didn’t know then and may have kept me from cynicism and withdrawl, was that any move of God will have our “flesh” in it. We, unfortunately, are all He has to work with. So consider that! People, not because they are wanting to deceive, but because they want a touch from God so badly, may exaggerate or even pretend to manifest the Spirit. But in the midst of all that, is the Holy Spirit at work, teaching, leading, guiding us into the power of God. We’re like toddlers in a play pen, and we have to learn to steward His power, and use it in Holiness and righteousness....something we are NOT prone to.
I say all that so that we are not ignorant or afraid when the River is poured out....because it starts ankle deep, then knee deep and pretty soon...if you don’t know how to swim, your not gonna jump in! Your going to stand on the shore and criticize the weaknesses, and how everyone is doing it ‘wrong”, instead of receiving what God wants to give you.
And you want this.....

"It will come about that every living creature which swims in every place where the river goes will live. 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. "

WOO HOO! Not only that but there is “fruit” for food and “leaves” for healing. The water does that....because “it flows from from the sanctuary.

It's starts in the place of Prayer and Intimacy. I want to Swan Dive into this thing!