The living water

water

how important physical water is

how much more important the living water is

Pablo Yoder

author

to live is christ to die is gain

lives in nicaragwa

has stage four cancer

is sad for his family

but excited to be going home

to live is Christ to die is gain Philippians 1:21-26.

lived with no regrets other than to serve Christ more

He has put his life on the alter for God however he sees fit

I picture a battle scared warrior preparing to go home

Unless the Lord returns each on of us will reach the end of our life

THOSE IN THE BIBLE PASSAGES THAT DID NOTHING

the risen Christ

the man chester talked about

revelations 1: 17

the candlesticks represent seven churches

midst of the candlesticks we see Jesus

in this passage we see the Holiness of Jesus

He is filling them with light

robe down to his feet representing his righteous , priesthood, mediator

his vest is girt with a golden girdle representing ho precious His love and and affection to His people

His head and hair being white was wool and snow may signify his majesty purity and wisdom

His eyes as a flame of fire represents His knowledge of all secrets of hearts and his all knowing

His feet like a brass burning furnace may represent the firmness of His apointments and excellence of his proceedings

many waters being the power of His word

the seven stars in his hand the - ministers he was to write to

His sword represents His Justice , and his Word , piercing to the dividing and asunder the soul and spirit

His countance was like the sun, when it shines brightly we cant look directly at it

John was overpowered by the greatness ans Glory that Christ appeared

Jesus told Him not to fear.

In the presence of the Lord we realize how Holy he is

He has authority over the Spirit world ( Death and Hell )

Possabley look at the 2 churches in rev 3:7 22

Isrealites

How the accessed the Holy of Holies

Leviticas 16 page 171

Aaron was to go thru all kinds of rituals ( Bullock & Ram for burnt offering, he was to be dressed in holy clothes and wash in fresh water , he was to take two kid goats as well he was to cast lots ( one was for the Lord the other a scapegoat )

all kinds thisngs where done in a certian order to cover the sins of the people

the would come and confess them

the always set up the temple facing east or west becaus of how adam and eve where forces out of the garden

in the temporary moses tabernackle and in solomns set up in a certian way

the veil had cheribums on like the garden had guarding for adam and eve

Jesus comes and fullfills the old law

His crusifiction and the new covenant ( tearing of the veil in the temple

John 4 1-26.

the women was at the well at a odd time ( noon and hottest part of the day)

this would give the idea she was feeling a sense of shame and avoiding other women that would normally in this culture been out in the morning or evening

Jesus spoke to her ( In there culture it was strange for a man to talk to a women on the streets, even a mans own wife.

Jews had no dealings with samaritans

the word gift ( dorea ) is found only here in the gospels but is used in acts 4 times in Acts, always in reference to the gift of the Holy Spirit

the samaritians religion would have had a bible but was only ( Genesis -Duet ) so she could not have know what jesus was talking about

The water from this world will leave us thirsty

The water Jesus is offering will lead to eternal life with him and will take us on a journey that will end at His throne

We will mature with His guidenece

It is the thirst for a relationship with God that the Holy spirit brings ( God sized hole)

She was obvisly not experacing that with the shame and multipe husbands

the could pry see a temple on the mountian ( people still worship there )

all of life flows out of our relationship with Him ( Our feeling loved and needed fulfilled ) it affects our relationships here on earth

through the spirit God reveals the secrets of His kingdom to us

Jesus described how we need to be born of the spirit to worship God since God is a spirit

NOTE how Jesus aproached her with truth and how we need to the same

John 3-3.

Nicademus the Jewish leader

the believed in a future kingdom on the last day there would be a ressurection and to be excluded if you where a Jew was if you had apostisized since they thought the Jews where born heirs of the Kingdom

So Jesus was saying the jews couldnt see the kingdom of God in the new covenant

without being born again we cannot experiance the Kingdom of God since we are human and he is spirit

wind ( we cannot tell how how the spirit makes us born again we can experiance the affects

Jesus asks him how he doesnt know this since he is a leader in Israel

Just as moses lifted up the serprent in the wilderness so would Jesus be lifted up for the sins of man

we see the need to be Born again to be a part of a Heavenly Kingdom

And the need to walk by the spirit in the earthly world since we belong to a heavenly Kingdom

Galations 5:16-26. page 1775

to combat the flesh we need to follow the spirit

to follow the spirit will not be what feels good to the flesh

we need to give up ourselves

list of things that will not inherit the kingdom of heaven

List of the fruit is what flows out of the living waters Jesus offer the women at the well

after that it talks of the law of sowing and reaping

if we sow to the spirit we will have fruits of the spirit

For those of us that our on the journey to the throne of God

Quench not the spirit 1 thessalionans

Has the idea of putting a fire out

Ephesians 4:30. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

not acting on its promptings / immorality

Idea of a kink in a garden hose / not really feeling the presence

we need to go look for the kink and confess and repent of wrong

God wants to be a part of your life and hear from you

in Jobe it talks about getting in heaven by the skin of our teeth, thats not what Jesus wants he wants us to have a abundant life spiritaully

Jesus told John not to be afraid / we have access to the holy of Holies

How to enter?

Go to your closet and spend time there ( quietly and in worship ( singing as you enter his presence ) He doesnt what our laundry list and thats it

Invite Him to search your life like david in Psalms 139 23-24

Psalm 139:23–24 NKJV

Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

Throw off extra weights that are hindering your walk ( race )

conclusion

If your going thru a dry time spiritually ask the Lord and he will be faithful to show you

also we are in a battle our life isnt always gonna be easy if you are in a fierce battle dont fight alone

we are a body and we need to fight together