Where the river flows, life will flourish. Where a river dries up, life does as well. Psalms 42 reads, “As the deer pants for the water, so my soul pants for you, O God.” When I used to sing the praise chorus based on this verse, I often had a mental image of a little deer like Bambi walking through a green forest—a little thirsty, but otherwise fine. That’s not the picture in this psalm, though. Remember, Israel is desert country. The waters are dried up. This deer is going to die if he doesn’t find water—and that’s me. That’s every human being. To be cut off from the Spirit of God means a life of perpetual unsatisfied desires, spiritual dryness, emotional death. There is a river at the very beginning of the Bible. And in the Psalms. And there is a river at the very end. In Revelation, John writes, “then the Angel showed me the river of the water of life as clear as crystal… a beautiful thing in that day… flowing down from the throne of God and of the Lamb.” Of course, the water that flows from the Father, from the Son, down the middle of the great street in that city—right through the heart of the community of God—is the flow of life. I love how Joyce Meyer put it today... Keep the river flowing. She wrote, Deep inside of us there is a river of life, a wonderful gift given to us by our Lord. It flows with good health, positive outlook, a generous and forgiving attitude. But what about days when our river gets blocked by disappointment, struggles, sickness and pain? Do you ever have days where no matter what you just can’t get past the gloom, or the fact that things are not moving forward? Here’s the beautiful truth, we must clear out what is blocking the flow. Meaning the Lord’s truth, the Lord’s strength can overcome anything. We must cry out to Him to clear the way, and He will show us what is blocking our progress!!!! Lord my prayer today is help me to drink from Your spring, Your love, Your power. Show me Lord, lead me, empower my soul to only pant for You. For You alone are my heart’s desire, and I long to worship You
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:03:55 +0000
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