Walls and gates and Christmas, part III

We're continuing to examine the gates and walls being repaired in the city of Jerusalem. I've been inspired by Nehemiah so far, and this week we are focusing on details of the gates that some scholars have pointed out for us.
As my grandma used to say, "there's often more there than meets the eye" and I believe that is the case in chapter three!
The next gate that we come to is the "Dung" gate that we've talked about before. This was the gate through which the waste and refuse of the city were taken; all of this was taken out to the area where it would be burned.
I believe the commentaries are correct when they draw parallels to the cleansing of our souls:

Wash and make yourselves clean.    Take your evil deeds out of my sight;
    stop doing wrong. “Come now, let us settle the matter,”    says the Lord.“Though your sins are like scarlet,    they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,    they shall be like wool. (Isaiah 1:16,18)

Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. (II Corinthians 7:1)

Did you notice that there is a sequence here? We come to the Valley gate and we humble ourselves before our Savior. Then we ask for His cleansing at the Refuse gate.
Next, we receive the daily filling of the Spirit at the Fountain gate!
The Fountain gate brings to mind the ministry of the Holy Spirit:

On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. (John 7:37-39a)

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. (John 14:26)

Just as the members of the New Testament church were filled with the Spirit in Acts 2, and then filled "afresh" in Acts 4, so we, too, can receive fresh blessings from the Spirit each day. The Spirit has been compared to a fountain of sparkling, fresh water . . . and for believers, that is a reality, as we seek His face and His guidance each day!