Have you ever thought that you may be a riverwalker and a sojourner – travelling through this barren land, using dry riverbeds to guide us?
Sue Tinworth, the leader of Transforming Melbourne, sent me an email sharing that riverbeds show us the course, and offer a smoother way through. We see the history of the land in its rivets and curves. We find residual moisture in its depths and protection from its banks.Even though the river is invisible, we learn to rely on it.
The real challenge, God explained to Sue, is that riverwalkers need to be taught how to swim. How else will they be prepared when the waters come?How do you teach people to swim in a desert? (Moses did it.)While walking by faith on earth, we need to learn to live in a spiritual realm. There are channels that God is opening to pour through us, His love into the barren places.We have nothing of ourselves to give, but He will not do this without us. It matters that we speak to the Rock, rather than striking it. (As Moses did.) That’s about obedience and trust.It matters that we know Jesus as our Foundation. That’s about obedience and trust too. It helps if we look upward in expectant faith. We are riverwalkers but we will walk on water when His power comes.
Sue Tinworth, the leader of Transforming Melbourne, sent me an email sharing that riverbeds show us the course, and offer a smoother way through. We see the history of the land in its rivets and curves. We find residual moisture in its depths and protection from its banks.Even though the river is invisible, we learn to rely on it.
The real challenge, God explained to Sue, is that riverwalkers need to be taught how to swim. How else will they be prepared when the waters come?How do you teach people to swim in a desert? (Moses did it.)While walking by faith on earth, we need to learn to live in a spiritual realm. There are channels that God is opening to pour through us, His love into the barren places.We have nothing of ourselves to give, but He will not do this without us. It matters that we speak to the Rock, rather than striking it. (As Moses did.) That’s about obedience and trust.It matters that we know Jesus as our Foundation. That’s about obedience and trust too. It helps if we look upward in expectant faith. We are riverwalkers but we will walk on water when His power comes.
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