Cripple Creek, Colorado
I can't imagine how difficult it was for the sculptor of this piece of ice to make these ice strands. They're beautiful. They appear to be flowing.
God has a river for his people that flows bright as crystal.
"Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb." Revelation 22:1 English Standard Version
We often miss the meaning of this picture of heaven to the people who first read John's revelation. We have water purification plants. No matter how bad the water might taste, we can still drink it. Not so in John's day. There were no filtration plants to purify their water. The water they needed for life might cause their death.
Flowing water is living water. The promise of John's vision is water that won't kill, but water that gives life. It's appearance, like the ice sculpture above, signifies purity. This is an image of hope.
However, the image that brings hope isn't only about heaven, it is about today as well. Jesus calls himself the water of life. Even today the water that he gives brings life and is a picture of what we'll experience when we're in his presence.
Today Jesus invites you to drink deep of him. He comes to quench your thirst. His water is bright as crystal.
Question for Today: Where can I carve five minutes out of my day to drink of Jesus?
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-14Douglas P. Brauner. ARR
God has a river for his people that flows bright as crystal.
"Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb." Revelation 22:1 English Standard Version
We often miss the meaning of this picture of heaven to the people who first read John's revelation. We have water purification plants. No matter how bad the water might taste, we can still drink it. Not so in John's day. There were no filtration plants to purify their water. The water they needed for life might cause their death.
Flowing water is living water. The promise of John's vision is water that won't kill, but water that gives life. It's appearance, like the ice sculpture above, signifies purity. This is an image of hope.
However, the image that brings hope isn't only about heaven, it is about today as well. Jesus calls himself the water of life. Even today the water that he gives brings life and is a picture of what we'll experience when we're in his presence.
Today Jesus invites you to drink deep of him. He comes to quench your thirst. His water is bright as crystal.
Question for Today: Where can I carve five minutes out of my day to drink of Jesus?
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
(Click on picture to enlarge.)
Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-14
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