A River of Grace and Holiness

Reflecting on Ezekiel 47:1-12, Dr. Scott Rainey writes:

“Like God’s grace, this river is greater than ever imagined. It touches those we never thought could be touched. It covers what we never believed could be covered. It washes what we never dreamed could be washed. God’s grace pours forth like a never-ending, ever-widening, always-deepening river.

It’s important to notice that, while the temple possessed walls to preserve the Lord’s holy character, a river of God’s grace flowed from it. Holiness is about rivers as much as it’s about walls. God’s people who are called to be holy as he is holy must separate themselves from the impurities of this world. But at the same time, they must graciously pour themselves out into the world just like Jesus did.”

*For the full Sunday School lesson this quote was taken from, visit this link, provided by The Foundry Publishing and Nazarene Discipleship International.