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

Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

I’ve often thought about our place in The Great and Terrible Day of the LORD. There has not been an abundance of scriptures which make our part clear, but there are hints. This is but one of them.

Zechariah 14:5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

The issue of what comprises a saint has been clouded by various religious attitudes, definitions and demands. Not so with living waters, as it relates directly to believing on Jesus Christ. No works attached, no demands, just believing on Jesus Christ. No body of works separates this class of believers, they are one together.

Zechariah 14:6-7 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

All clouded visions shall be cleared up. We will no longer see by reason of religion, doctrine, talents or gifts, but shall see the true light as He stands before us on that day.

Proverbs 14:34 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) Righteousness makes a nation great, but sin degrades any people.

I like this version of this proverb. Others use words like disgrace, shame, and reproach. One even goes so far as to say diminishes but I have to ask, in who’s eyes?

There are a fair amount of people in this world that deny they have sin, and that their behavior is acceptable. In who’s eyes?

Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Woe unto them? Really, in who’s eyes? God’s of course. This word given by Isaiah was at the behest of God. You see if no one can do anything about your sin, what does it matter who’s eye is upon you.

Only God has rightly dealt with sin. At this point you may argue that sin still exists, so God has not dealt with it. He has in His sight, in His eye, just not yours. I know that sounds like double talk but think about it, if God has dealt with sin, why do you still have a problem with it?

I think it is because you haven’t seen it through His eyes. You think your sin is yours and it belongs to no one else. In God’s eye He put in all on His Son Jesus Christ and crucified it, sin, the penalty of sin is death. Sin has been executed.

So the sin you sin today, Christ died for on the Cross. How does that make you feel? Does that encourage you to go ahead and sin more because God doesn’t see it?

Try looking at it from God’s perspective. That is not a loving response to a loving gift. If you do not have a respectful attitude about this gracious gift, you have disrespected the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost.

Disrespect is a form of rebellion.