Here we have a vision of the flow of the life-giving river, and marked its wonderful and beneficial effects. The prophet also observed that here and there the river carried no blessing: there were marshes which remained as barren as ever. There are some whom the Gospel does not bless, like the marsh where more water just makes more mud;they hear in vain; learn but don't practice;feel but don't decide;and resolve but do not perform.They are the unsaved holy, lost in the house of God.
No person appear less likely to be saved than your religious unbelievers.They see with a blinded eye, understand with a carnal mind, and receive the truth but deny the power of it. Everything has to be proven to them.You cannot tell them anything new,they are so full religious knowledge, but possess a heart empty of love.The gospel is unable to penetrate their hearts for they wear the breast plate of gospel hardening. Their carnal security lives on the fact that they are hearers of the word so they don't become doers of the word.They bow assent to every truth,and yet believe nothing:They participate in every religious observance,and yet have no religion.Ever learning but never coming to the truth about God and His will for our lives.They have great religion but no true relationship with the savior thus they are lost in the congregation.Like the lost coin,in the house but lost among all the stuff in the house. They jump high shouting loud on Sunday, but they walk in the path of the unsaved the rest of the week.
Jesus told us to go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel,we don't know who will or will not be blessed with His word,he just told us to tell everybody.So let us make sure we do our part and let the life giving river flow from us to all that we see, and trust the holy spirit to do his part and prepare the hearts of all where the river flows to receive the good new of Christ and Him crucified.
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