伊甸园中不仅有生命树，随着这树还有一道河。树既是生命的树，河也必定与生命有关。这河从伊甸流出来，并且分开变为四道，普及到四方，为要滋润园子，使园子长出生命的东西。在圣经的结尾，我们也看见一道生命河在涌流，一棵生命树在生长。在圣经的开头和结尾，我们都看见生命树和涌流着活水的河。人接受神作生命，享受神的肥甘，得着解渴、滋润、生长、喜乐，都在于河。这道河是用来滋润园子，好使园子长出生命的东西。它必定也解人的干渴，使人存活。这些都说出，这道河能使生命涌流。
这河不只有一道，乃是分开变为四道。这意思是说这道河从神这源头与中心流出来，普及到四方的人。第一道河名为比逊，意思是白白的涌流。这道河的涌流不需代价，是白白的流出，使一切有生命之物得以生长（参结四七9，12）。第二道河名为基训，意思是众水的澎湃，说出这河流如同大潮一样澎湃而丰满。第三道河是希底结，意思是猛快，含示能力，说出这生命的水流满有能力，达到人居住的地方。第四道河名为伯拉，意思是馨香、使之肥沃并结果子的。这道生命水的流使我们馨香、肥沃并多结果子。
为着人的肉身生命，我们必须喝足够的水，以维持血液的循环。我们肉身生命的流是靠水。照样，一天过一天，我们必须喝生命的水，以维持在我们里面神圣生命的流。你若将主耶稣接受进来，就立刻深觉有东西从里面滋润你。每当我们向主祷告，把主接受进来，就有生命水在里面滋润并涌流。我们上了一天课，回到家中筋疲力竭，感到十分干渴。此时我们祷读一句主的话，唱一首诗歌，活水就要在里面涌流。这水流要从我们身上排出许多老旧的东西，并且滋润我们，将主那活水的源头，流到我们里面供我们享受。这流还要使我们馨香，多结果子。
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The River of Life – Gen. 2:10
In the Garden of Eden, there was not only the tree of life, but also a river that flowed with it. Since the tree was the tree of life, the river must also be related to life. This river flowed out from Eden and divided into four branches, spreading in all directions to water the garden and cause it to bring forth life. At the end of the Bible, we also see a river of life flowing and a tree of life growing. At both the beginning and end of the Bible, we see the tree of life and a river flowing with living water. Man receives God as life, enjoys God’s richness, is quenched, nourished, grows and rejoices — all through the river. This river is for watering the garden, so it may bring forth life. It surely also quenches man’s thirst and keeps him alive. All this tells us that this river causes life to flow.
This river is not just one stream — it divides into four. This means the river flows from God as the source and center to reach men in all directions. The first river is named Pishon, which means “flowing freely” This flow comes at no cost; it flows freely to nourish all living things (cf. Eze. 47:9, 12). The second river is Gihon, which means “the bursting forth of waters,” describing a torrent-like, abundant flow. The third river is Tigris, which means “swift,” implying power. It tells us that this water of life is full of power, reaching wherever men live. The fourth river is Euphrates, meaning “fragrant,” making things fertile and fruitful. This flowing of the water of life makes us fragrant, fertile and full of fruit.
For our physical life, we must drink enough water to maintain the circulation of blood. The flow of our physical life depends on water. In the same way, day by day, we must drink the water of life to maintain the divine life flowing within us. If you receive the Lord Jesus into you, you will immediately feel something refreshing you from within. Every time we pray to the Lord and receive Him, the living water flows and refreshes us inwardly. After a long day of attending classes at school, we may return home exhausted and thirsty. At such a time, if we pray-read a verse of the Lord’s Word or sing a hymn, the living water begins to flow within us. This flow flushes out much of the old things in us, refreshes us, and brings the source of the Lord’s living water into us for our enjoyment. This flow also makes us fragrant and fruitful.