Ezekiel 47:1 The man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water coming from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming from under the south side of the temple south of the altar.

Ezekiel was called by God to be a prophet to Israel while they were in captivity in Babylon where he was exiled with them. He received his messages by revelation in visions. In the early part of his ministry he had proclaimed a message of doom and destruction for the temple and Jerusalem because of the sinfulness of the people. Word eventually did come that the destruction had taken place.

After twenty-five years into this captivity, and 14 years after the destruction of Jerusalem, the Lord showed him another vision of Israel’s future. (Ezekiel 40) In the vision he was escorted through the rebuilt city and temple. God was showing him a vision of restoration for his people and the glory of the Lord himself returning to the temple. Then when he was taken to the inner court, he heard a voice which said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever.” (Ezekiel 43:7). His tour continued and he got to see the new altar and its design, the rooms for the Priests and Levites, and learned God’s plans for the land and how worship and various observances were to be conducted.

So when in Chapter 47, Ezekiel is brought back to the entrance of the temple and he saw water in ever increasing quantity coming from under the threshold, flowing from the altar, till it became like a river, it is possible to conclude that it flowed from the presence of God. This water refreshes and brings life and healing to everything in its path.  “Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both sides of the banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing”. (Ezekiel 47:12).

Please know that God is a restorer of every heart that is broken, every life that is wounded and every spirit that is contrite before him. Restoration and fruitfulness for your life will result from being in God’s presence.