Walk by the Spirit to Have the Spirit’s Flow of Life
John saw in New Jerusalem “a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street” (Rev. 22:1).
This river of life is a symbol of the Spirit. (The Spirit plus God and the Lamb on the throne are the Triune God.) In John 7:38 Jesus promised, “He who believes into Me, as the Scripture said, out of his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.” Then verse 39 explains, “But this He said concerning the Spirit.”
In the middle of this street is the river of water of life (22:1-2), which indicates that when you take the way according to God’s nature, the life of God flows within you. The divine life flows in the divine nature as the unique way for the daily life of God’s redeemed people. If I do not buy a tie according to God’s nature, there is no flow of life within me. However, if I buy a tie according to God’s nature, I sense the flow of life….Whatever we do according to God’s nature, we immediately have the deep sensation of the flow of life watering us.*
As Christians, we are one spirit with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17). We have a choice: walk by the flesh or walk by the spirit. When we walk in spirit (Gal. 5:16, 25), the Spirit within us flows. This is our current experience of the eternal flow in New Jerusalem.
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* From chapter 36, Witness Lee, God’s New Testament Economy, published by Living Stream Ministry, © Witness Lee, 1986.
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Posted by Don on April 7, 2023
