The river is that people who believe on Jesus

John 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Ezekiel 47
In my vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the Temple. There I saw a stream flowing east from beneath the door of the Temple and passing to the right of the altar on its south side. The man brought me outside the wall through the north gateway and led me around to the eastern entrance. There I could see the water flowing out through the south side of the east gateway. . . .
He asked me, “Have you been watching, son of man?” Then he led me back along the riverbank. When I returned, I was surprised by the sight of many trees growing on both sides of the river. Then he said to me, “This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea. The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure. There will be swarms of living things wherever the water of this river flows. Fish will abound in the Dead Sea, for its waters will become fresh. Life will flourish wherever this water flows. . . . Fruit trees of all kinds will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, for they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing.”

Dear Heavenly Father,
We claim Your Holy Scripture. Your people bring life to this world. Your people stand against Satan and death. The words of their tongues will turn bitter water into sweet. New life–biological & spiritual–will abound.
Your people bring food to this world. They provide physical food through through Your Spirit by the prayers of their mouths, the labors of their hands, and their study of Your creation. Their lives carry love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.
Your people rebuke sickness. Their presence can heal. Their prayers open gateways of Your mercy. Their touch brings new life.
Lord, we cry out for rivers of living water to flow out from Jerusalem and to our nation. We cry out for rivers of living water to flow through the church in the United States. We cry out for rivers of living water to flow to Mississippi, to Yazoo, and its church.
Flow, rivers, flow. Flow with power. Flow today. Amen.

The idea for the combination of these three scriptures came from Francis Frangipane.

Matthew 11:1-6

Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding his twelve disciples, that he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities. And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to him, “Are you the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.” (Matthew 11:1-5)
      Jesus, we long to see the signs of your ministry among us:
            the blind (both physically and spiritually blind) seeing;
            the lame walking and leaping for joy;
            the lepers being cleansed;
            the deaf hearing;
            the dead being raised up and brought to new life; and
            the poor having the gospel preached to them.

“And blessed is he who is not offended because of me.” (Matthew 11:6)
      Holy Spirit, turn the hearts and lives around of all those who are offended because of Jesus and his faithful witnesses in this diocese. Thank you.

Friday: 16, 17; Jeremiah 38:14-28; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Matthew 11:1-6
Saturday: 20, 21:1-7(8-14); 2 Kings 25:8-12,22-26; 1 Corinthians 15:12-29; Matthew 11:7-15

Albany Intercessor