WATERS IN GREAT SUFFICIENCY. Isa. 44:3 Waters poured out from above in great volume. John 7:38 Waters flowing from within the Church that are declared to be rivers {plural} of life giving water. Flowing from the depths of the Spiritual nature of the believer. Floods, on the dry ground. A flood overflows the boundary of its normal course. It spreads across the land watering the dry ground causing both havoc and benefit. A revival takes precedence over the normal. It radically changes the life style and attitudes of those who are blessed to partake in it. The Spirit being poured out upon the seed or the next generation. This generation of believers are due for a mighty visitation of the Spirit in a measure not yet seen in the history of Christianity.
HE INDISPENSABILITY OF WATER. John 3:5 As with the natural, so with the spiritual. Entrance into the Kingdom of God is by the process of birth, NEW BIRTH. A birth that involves both water and spirit. Mk. 16:16 The waters of baptism are a requirement. Jesus said that faith and baptism are needed for salvation. Acts 2:38 Peter, under the inspiration of the Spirit declared that water baptism was essential FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS. Acts 22:16 Ananias exhorted Saul to be baptized and WASH AWAY THY SINS and you shall receive the GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST. The waters of baptism cannot be over emphasized. Baptism in water is not just a practice of the church but an extremely essential part of the processes of becoming what Christ would have us to be. It cannot be over emphasized. As the formation of the natural is in water so is the spiritual. Baptism of itself does not save, but is a MOST IMPORTANT part of the process of NEW BIRTH.
THE SEED AND THE OFFSPRING BLESSED. Isa. 44:3 The Spirit to be poured out, with the blessing of the Lord. Rom. 4:16 There is no question as to which seed this benefit will come upon as we review the Word of the Lord. The promise is to the seed of Abraham, who follow the Lord, according to FAITH and receive the GRACE of God. Those who embrace the law, or may claim their genealogy as descending from the Patriach may receive the promise of the Lord, only by FAITH. Law or race are not involved and are not a factor. Jn. 14:6 We must remember the words of the Lord Jesus for He made it very plain that there is only one way to the Father and that is through Jesus. It is upon the seed of faith that the Spirit will be made manifest in great power and glory in these last days.
THE LORD DOES HAVE HIS REQUIREMENTS. Prov. 1:23 There must be a change, a turning at the rebuke of the Lord. There must be a return to the basics of repentance and a responding to the call of the Spirit to walk before the Lord in the full, the whole light of His word. Heb. 12:6 There is one thing that we should never lose sight of and that is, that the discipline of the Lord is the evidence of His love to the disciplined. It is on an individual basis that He deals with us, assuring us that HE cares. We will also see Him work a work of repentance in each individual assembly and in the church world wide. The scourging of the Lord may be a more sever punishment but is further evidence that we have been received as His sons and daughters. This would seem to pose a problem to a generation of the undisciplined. We may have been raised in a permissive manner but if we are going to enjoy all the good things of the Lord, there will be a change. Note, v. 8, ALL are participants of the corrections of the Lord. If not, then we are illegitimate children and do not belong to the family of the Lord. Harsh words? No, the Lord establishes the requirements for family membership and the participation in His benefits.***