The Waters of God - Pastor Rick Buckholz

‘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. 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. 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. And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which movers, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.’ Ezekiel 47:3-9 The waters of the world - sometimes we can drown in the problems of the world, unexpected events that happen to us The waters of the world can be distorted and untrue and deceptive God wants us all the way into His waters, not ankle deep, knee deep, waist deep or even neck deep; He wants us to surrender our control and be all in, not able to touch bottom Sometimes the waters of God can be scary but it’s going to be OK because they are His waters We can’t see victories of God, the Life He has for us if we don’t get all the way into His waters and trust Him The waters of the world just want to drown you but God wants us to have Living Water Want to receive text updates from our church? Send the keyword VBPH to 757-665-2410. Please let us know how this message has influenced you using one of these options: Email: [email protected] Voicemail: https://anchor.fm/vbph-sermons/message Thanks for listening! Has this message been a blessing to you? Please consider giving a generous donation