Like the ever deepening waters of Ezekiel, when we are floating in dependence in the fluid of water it is the same as our dependence on the Holy Spirit. So long as our feet are planted and we depend on our own strength we inhibit the Spirit’s work.
That’s a helpful image! In Ezekiel, the water flows from God’s presence and brings life wherever it goes, which strengthens the point that God is the active one. Our dependence matters, but the power is God Himself at work in the water.
This was so spot on and so freakin’ good. The funny divine timing of my own life, having had a literal conversation with my husband this morning about the significance of water baptisms, with the exact question of “why water” lol…ok God I see you.
I’ve never once connected those dots, so thank you for writing this!
Thank you so much for reading!! This was my third post in the series I’m doing on baptism and this was by far my favorite! The crazy thing is that I had so many other options to connect the prominence of water like Jesus turning water into wine as his first miracle, Jesus walking on water, Jesus being pierced in His side and leaking water, Jesus telling the blind man to wash in the waters the pool of Siloam. God seems to have an affinity for water! Lol
Like the ever deepening waters of Ezekiel, when we are floating in dependence in the fluid of water it is the same as our dependence on the Holy Spirit. So long as our feet are planted and we depend on our own strength we inhibit the Spirit’s work.
That’s a helpful image! In Ezekiel, the water flows from God’s presence and brings life wherever it goes, which strengthens the point that God is the active one. Our dependence matters, but the power is God Himself at work in the water.
This was so spot on and so freakin’ good. The funny divine timing of my own life, having had a literal conversation with my husband this morning about the significance of water baptisms, with the exact question of “why water” lol…ok God I see you.
I’ve never once connected those dots, so thank you for writing this!
Thank you so much for reading!! This was my third post in the series I’m doing on baptism and this was by far my favorite! The crazy thing is that I had so many other options to connect the prominence of water like Jesus turning water into wine as his first miracle, Jesus walking on water, Jesus being pierced in His side and leaking water, Jesus telling the blind man to wash in the waters the pool of Siloam. God seems to have an affinity for water! Lol