River Jordan to Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!

  Let's talk about my Christian life and your Christian life.  Just how do we flow?  That is a great question to be asked and answered.  The Jordan River, or often called the River Jordan was where Jesus was Baptized by John the Baptist.  The river is called Al-Shari"ah or Watering Place by Arabs, Christians, Jews and Muslims.

  This river flows about a total of 155 miles, first into the Sea of Galilee and then to the Dead Sea.  The Jordan River has provided abundant life for many who fished it.  Then it runs into the Sea of Galilee, which you know from Bible studies is where many fish sustained life for many Hebrews or Jews during Jesus' time.

  Then the river comes out of the Sea of Galilee and runs about 65 miles into the Dead Sea.  First, let me tell you that the Jordan River is the lowest river in elevation (388 feet below sea level) of any river, starting high but ends going into the Dead Sea at 1,410.8 feet  BELOW SEA LEVEL.

   Now I tell you this because many time our Christian life is like the river Jordan. We are full of life, going forth with the living waters, helping people, bringing life and hope to many.  But, then, slowly we begin to leave the sea of Galilee and travel down to the Dead Sea.

   Nothing lives in the Dead Sea.  Why?  Because the water goes NO WHERE, IT QUITS FLOWING.  Life gets shut down.  We need to be as the living flowing running waters of a river: Ezekiel 47: 9 And it shall come to pass that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live. And there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither; for they shall be healed, and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

   Life comes from the water, but we need to go further and remember what Jesus said to the woman at the well.  John 4: 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, “If thou knewest the gift of God and who it is that saith to thee, ‘Give Me to drink,’ thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water.”

   This is what we long for and strive for---the living water!  The truth, the way, and the life through Jesus, the living water.  Revelation 22: Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 

    Where does your river flow from?  From within or from the salvation through Jesus Christ?  To read more of Revelation 22:1-21 click the link.

   May your day be filled with living water and may your spread the joy of Jesus Christ as your savior.  Thank you for reading. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny