We are in a season where the water is waist deep. And just like in Ezekiel 47, there were 1000 cubit measurements from ankle deep to knee deep, God has set measurements of time and depth and in this season we are now waist deep. We’ve been ankle deep and we’ve been knee deep. Then a measure of time and a season and we are waist deep.
In Ezekiel, after he was waste deep, the man measured another 1000 cubits and the river was now impassable. Now the river could not be crossed.
Each season of greater depth of water makes more difficult to move forward. We can feel like we’re slowed down and overwhelmed. The weight of our legs can become heavy and we can’t run like we used to. And we’re tired.
And where we’ve felt up until now that we’ve continually had battles and then rest in between, the rest periods don’t seem to last as long now. And we even feel like we didn’t get to be fully re-energized before the next battle. And many of the battles have been thoughts and attacks on our minds – and against what has been promised . . and also conflicts and misunderstandings among those we run with.
So I feel like this season is not going to bring relief in this area. We need to trust God and press through even harder, knowing that soon we’ll be swimming (verse 5 says – the water had risen and was now deep enough to swim).
But I also see this season as one where much prayer is needed for the leaders of the coming movement. I see many falling off and overwhelmed.
And also – there is a sense of fear of the unknown. As the water deepens, there a stronger uneasiness because you can’t see what is lurking under the water. And the creatures under the surface are bigger and there’s more of them.
So grace is needed. As is staying very close to God and His word . . and greater intimacy.
A Whisper of Revival 