Before any plant of the field was on the earth and before any herb of the field had grown, God had already sown the seeds for nourishment. At the time God had done this, there was no man to till the ground, and God had not yet caused it to rain, but all that was required to start everything in motion was water. A mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground, and out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that was pleasant to the sight and good for food.
God had placed every herb that yields seed on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed. Also for every beast of the earth, every bird of the air, and everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, God had given every green herb for food. All in all God had indeed created a beautiful paradise for mankind. But there is one thing which God had made very clear. (Genesis 1:30) God had created all of this for everything in which there was life.
We all know what happened next, sin crept in and destroyed this luxury. The sin of one man has ruined it all for the whole of mankind. Banished from the garden of Eden forever, Adam was sent out to till the very ground from which he was taken. In (Geneses 3:17-18) we can see how God had cursed the very ground which He created. From this moment in time, man would have to break into a sweat by working very hard to be able to survive. Even today mankind is still sweating heavily just to make ends meet. Not only physically but also spiritually.
In the beginning God blessed Adam and Eve and told them to be fruitful and multiply, to fill the earth and subdue it, and to have dominion over everything. All that Adam and Eva had to do was to take good care of what they had been entrusted with, and enjoy it all. God had ensured that the rest would take care of itself. Every living thing which had life would multiply and also every herb and fruit bearing tree would continue to give forth it’s nourishment. God would supply the water. This was the blessing which was to be handed down from generation to generation.
Genesis 27:28. Therefore may God give you of the dew of heaven, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine.
When God created this world we live in He made sure that everything mankind would require to survive was in plenty. Before man had started to till the ground and sow the seed and water the ground, all with his hard labor, God had done it by causing a mist to rise and cover His creation, this in turn was enough to water the earth and start the growing process. The dew of heaven was all that was required to keep everything in which there was life, alive. God had created a paradise for mankind to live in, God Himself saw that it was good.
Satan, the deceiver, with his lies and crafty ways with words was able to cause mankind to loose sight of this amazing creation, but instead of having dominion over it, it has turned into a place of evil which has the dominion over mankind. Today Satan still continues to blind mankind with his deceptive words. What Satan has done is to cause mankind to remain blind for the truth, the paradise which God created is still here, and His blessings are still here, and they will continue until the day He returns. At one point in time God chose to destroy with water everything in which there was life, but He also chose to preserve eight with the same water which destroyed the rest. God also preserved two of every creature in which there was life, male and female. Also the seed of every herb and the seed of every seed baring tree were preserved. The blessing remained.
Zechariah 8:7-8. Thus says the Lord of hosts. Behold, I will save my people from the land of the east and from the land of the west. I will bring them back, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They shall be My people and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.
Zechariah 8:11-12. But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days, says the Lord of hosts. For the seed shall be prosperous, the vine shall give its fruit, the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew, I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these.
In the midst of all the evil in this world today, it has become easier for Satan to continue blinding mankind from the truth. It is because of the twelve inheritance sins in the hearts of all mankind that Satan is able to keep the beauty of God’s creation hidden. But the truth is, Gods word says that the seed shall be prosperous, the vine shall give its fruit, the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew, just as it was in the beginning.
Physically, Gods blessings are all around us. The seed baring herbs and the seed baring fruit trees are still here, and even in the middle of the hottest summer the dew from heaven is upon the whole of the earth. Every new day, God sends the dew from heaven to water the seeds and the trees the same way He did in the beginning when He caused the mist to rise and cover the face of the earth. God is keeping His promise of the blessing. It is the greed of mankind that keeps the beauty of God’s creation from sight.
Spiritually, Gods blessings are all around us. All that is required to receive these blessings is sight! The times we are living in today are no different from the days of Noah or of Sodom and Gomorrah.
(Luke 17:26-30) But it is only those whose Spiritual eyes have been opened that can still see the beauty of God’s creation and receive each new day their blessings from God. Did God not say that He would give to the remnants of His people the dew of heaven, did God not say that He would cause His people to receive His blessings. (Zechariah 8:11-12).
These are desperate times we are living in and desperate measures are required for our survival. There is only one way to survive in times of turmoil and disaster, and that is to have faith in the hope of rescue. Blind Bartimaeus was one such man, his faith saved him. (Mark 10:46-52). Can you imagine, above all the noise and commotion, Jesus heard the cries of Bartimaeus, He heard him cry out Son of David, have mercy on me. At this Jesus commanded that Bartimaeus should be brought to him. Look at what blind Bartimaeus did when he heard that Jesus was calling him. He threw away his garment without giving it a second thought. Bartimaeus knew that he would never need it again, he knew that he would become a new man. When Jesus asked him what He could do for him, all Bartimaeus asked for was his sight, nothing more. His eyes were immediately opened and he became a follower of Jesus. Bartimaeus had received his sight. He was no longer a beggar.
In contrast to the faith of Bartimaeus, the disciples James and John were not satisfied with their sight, they demanded more of Jesus. ( Mark 10:35-37). All that is required to be able to receive the blessings from God is Spiritual sight. Those who do not have this Spiritual sight are those who have no life in them. Gods blessings are only for those who have life within them. This is the way it has always been, and always will be.
Life within someone means that the Spirit of God dwells in the heart of that person. It is this person who is able to till the ground for others (prepare their hearts), sow the seeds, and eat of the fruit of their labors. It is this person who receives the dew from heaven each new day, watering, and nourishing, and flourishing, and producing more seed. This is Gods promise for the remnant of His people.
1 John 5:6-12. This is He who came by water and blood – Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
The difference between a Christian who believes that he is born again without believing in the gospel of the water and the Spirit, and a truly born again Christian of the water and the Spirit is quite stunning.
The former, because he does not believe in the redemption work of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist in the Jordan River, but only in the blood and the Cross, still has the twelve inheritance sins in his heart thus making it impossible for the Holy Spirit to enter this heart because it is evil (Mark 7:20-23).This is a born again Christian with no life in him. An evil heart is blind for the beauty of God’s creation. These people are the blind Bartimaeus’ of this world, they dare not throw away their cloak of disguise (their false faith). Because they are blind to the truth of the gospel of the water and the Spirit, they can never receive their blessings from God. They remain in darkness and know nothing of the dew from heaven. These are the ones just like Eve who also saw that it was good (Genesis 3:6). These are the ones who are deceived by Satan.
In contrast, a truly born again Christian who believes in our Lord who became the righteousness of God through His baptism by John in the River Jordan, has a sinless heart. Here is where the Holy Spirit of God dwells. These are the ones who like Blind Bartimaeus dared to throw away their cloak of disguise (their false faith) and cry out amidst all opposition, Jesus Son of David, save me. These are the ones who live by faith. These are the ones who receive the dew from heaven every new day. This is the dew (living water) of heaven which nourishes and gives them the strength and courage to face each new day. These are the ones with life within them, these are the ones who receive their blessings from God. These are the ones like Bartimaeus whose Spiritual eyes have been opened, these are the ones who can see the paradise which God created. These are the ones who can see the world as God saw it when He said that it was good.
Dear readers, if you wish to receive the dew of heaven then you must become truly born again of the water and the Spirit (John 3:3-5). All you have to do is dare to throw away your cloak of disguise and call on the Son of David the same way that blind Bartimaeus did. He did it with faith. He was blind, he was desperate, he had no hope. But when the son of David passed near to him, he cried out, have mercy on me.
Today Jesus the Son of David is passing near to you. Today you are hearing the gospel of the water and the Spirit. Today you can also like blind Bartimaeus receive your sight. All you have to do is place an order for the books written by Rev. Paul C. Jong on this precious gospel of the water and the Spirit. They will give you the courage to throw away your old cloak and receive in its place the dew of heaven. After all, God saw that it was good.
Pastor & Evangelist
Jim Montgomerie
The New Life Mission
Holland : Branch
Lelystad
