Nearer the Throne!

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The angel showed me a river that was crystal clear, and its waters gave life. The river came from the throne where God and the Lamb were seated.

Then it flowed down the middle of the city's main street. On each side of the river are trees that grow a different kind of fruit each month of the year. The fruit gives life, and the leaves are used as medicine to heal the nations.

God's curse will no longer be on the people of that city. He and the Lamb will be seated there on their thrones, and its people will worship God and will see him face to face. God's name will be written on the foreheads of the people.

Never again will night appear, and no one who lives there will ever need a lamp or the sun. The Lord God will be their light, and they will rule forever.

Revelation 22:1-5

Have you ever been far enough away from civilization that you could drink the water in a river? The closer you are to the springs that bubble up with the water that flows into the tiny streams that together become a mighty river, the cleaner it is. But the farther away you are downstream, the more polluted the water becomes and it certainly is not safe to drink!

The truth of God and His Word are a lot like the water in a river. When you are close to the Source and drink the Water of His Word as it comes from the Throne of God though the Bible, it is pure and Holy and life giving. But the farther away from God you go downstream you find His Word polluted with the traditions and cultures of men that contradict His Word, but are accepted by millions of Christians as certainly part of the Gospel.

That's why there are so many differences and divisions among and between groups of Christians who all claim allegiance to Jesus Christ. They have drifted so far downstream that the water of "Truth" is polluted by the world, and they don't even know it.

If you jump in the River, near the Source and then do nothing you will be carried downstream until eventually you will find yourself in the polluted waters of the world. If you want to stay close to God, you must swim against the current every day and strive to keep Him daily in your sight! When you relax, you will drift away from God.

"Lord, I see you today and I want to be even closer to your Throne. Give me the strength to come closer to you each moment of every day. Keep me far away from the things that would pollute Your Word in my heart. Thank you Jesus. Amen!"