He Brought Me Back To The Door Of The House

Greetings,
Ezekiel 47:1-5:
Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar. He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces east; and there was water, running out on the right side. Then, when the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the water came up to my ankles. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water came up to my waist. Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed.

In the first verse it reads, in an alternate translation, "He brought me back to the door of the House...". A lot of things could be said about this such as Jesus is the "Door" and the "House" is the church (John 10; 1 Corinthians 6; and Hebrews 3). For just a moment, though, I want you to see the first part of the verse - a prophetic word for the Body of Christ - a RIGHT NOW word for us.

"He brought me back..." is something that He is doing, whether we're comfortable with it or not. It is quite a journey, going back to the place of God's plans and intents. It can appear, while we are being "brought back", that we are only losing ground. It may seem like we're completely out of "step" with what everyone else is doing. Perspective is so different when you're on "your way back".

But so much depends on being "brought back". Nothing of eternal value is accomplished unless it flows from the "door" of the house. And, unless we allow Him to bring us back, we will miss the mark and just keep doing our "house business" as before.

God has had enough of man's attempt at building His Kingdom. He is bringing us "back" so that the Glory of God can once again be seen flowing from "the door of the house".

Pastor Jan