Rev.22:1 – Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, flowing with water clear as crystal, continuously pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Rivers are quite amazing, they keep flowing for thousands of years and their water is never depleted. The Nile River is a great example of this. Finding the source of the Nile was a huge endeavor for many years. Apparently it flows from Lake Victoria which leads to another question. Where does Lake Victoria get its water? This lake seems to be fed by underground springs. These springs are the source of this massive river that has been flowing from before civilization began. This characteristic of rivers points us to the Lord; the Lord is a river that never runs dry. He is not only the river He is also the source of the river, this river is eternal and has an endless supply. In other words those who drink from the river will be satisfied forever. Here is how Jonathan Edwards describes this characteristic of the river of God.
“When one is extremely thirsty, though it is not a small draught of water will satisfy him, yet when he comes to a river, he finds a fulness, there he may drink full draughts. Christ is like a river, in that he has a sufficiency not only for one thirsty soul, but by supplying him the fountain is not lessened; there is not the less afforded to those who come afterwards. A thirsty man does not sensibly lessen a river by quenching his thirst.….A river is continually flowing, there are fresh supplies of water coming from the fountain-head continually, so that a man may live by it, and be supplied with water all his life. So Christ is an ever-flowing fountain; he is continually supplying his people, and the fountain is not spent. They who live upon Christ, may have fresh supplies from him to all eternity; they may have an increase of blessedness that is new, and new still, and which never will come to an end.”
This river is more than enough for us in our day to day lives. He quenches our thirsty soul in the midst of this incredibly dry world. He fills us with joy in the midst of horrible situations. He satisfies us delivering us from the sinful pleasures of this world. Christ is a river that will roll on through eternity.
