Written
by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Polluted
streams do not bring healing to the people around the stream, the struggling,
or tired or weary or thirsty traveler in need of a refreshing cup of water or
dip in the water. Polluted streams are sources of barrenness, unproductivity,
sickness and death as in the case of the polluted waters of Jericho described
in 2nd Kings Chapter 2 verses 19 to 21. Rather than bless the people
of the land, the polluted waters of Jericho poisoned and harmed the people of
the land. It made the land unproductive or barren and consequently death in the
land. Ideally, water should give life but when that water brings about what
does not give life, then there is a problem.
On
the journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, the Israelites got to Marah after
searching for water to drink endlessly for three consecutive days in the
wilderness. Unfortunately the waters of Marah were polluted, were bitter and
undrinkable. At this point, the people could take it no more so they complained
against Moses. Moses’s response is very significant. He cried out to God and
God showed him a tree which he cast into the waters. The Bible records that the
waters were made sweet thereafter and the people were able to drink from it.
Beloved,
every polluted stream/water body requires divine touches and healings from the
Lord to become healing streams that bring God’s healing, life, refreshment and
transformation to the people of God. The waters of Jericho became healed by the
Lord after Elisha cast in the salt at the source of the water.
The
waters described in Ezekiel Chapter 47 verses 1 to 12 and Revelation Chapter 22
verses 1 to 2 bring healing and life because there is no pollution in them and
the reason there is no pollution in them is because of the source of the water.
The waters described here flow directly from the sanctuary and the throne of
God and as they flow, no pollution comes in to contaminate them and interfere
with their healing properties. Therefore, they are healing streams which bring
healing to people and the nations. This is because the untainted source of the
water coupled with its ready availability at all times of the year feeds the
trees along the banks of the waters and this made the trees bear fruit every
month. Additionally, the leaves of the trees were used for medicine. The fact
that their leaves are used for the healing of the nations is very significant.
The water described in Revelation Chapter 22 verse 1 as the water of life
proceeded from the throne of God; and in Ezekiel Chapter 47 verse 12, from the
sanctuary and that explains why the trees bore fruit every month and their
leaves were used for medicine, for the healing of the nations.
This water can
also refer to the water of the word which if applied rightly helps believers to
bear fruit that brings about healing in the nations. Our fruitfulness and multiplication can also bring
about the healing of the nations – Revelation Chapter 22 verses 1 to 2 and
Ezekiel Chapter 47 verse 12. Our intercessory and soul winning activities as
well as sharing the love of God and other resources with people will bring about
spiritual, physical and mental healing to people and as people are healed,
nations are healed because it is individuals and families that make up
communities and communities make up nations.
Please
see Ephesians Chapter 4 verse 26 (Christ sanctifies and cleanses the Church
with His word referred as water (1st John Chapter 5 verses 6 to 8),
prunes believers with the word, equivalent to washing (John Chapter 15 verses 1
to 16, note verse 2, 17 verses 17, 6
verse 63, 1st Peter Chapter 1 verses 23 to 25, 2 verse 2) leading to
progressive sanctification.
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