Tuesday, November 5, 2013

There Is A River

This morning over coffee I was reading Psalms 46. It is a short Psalm, but a portion of it stuck out to me as being very uplifting. It begins by talking about how God is our refuge and strength in troubled times. What was really good for me was the part where the psalmist talks about the city where the holy places of God are.

Psalms46:4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

As believers, we are all that place where God dwells. We are becoming the New Jerusalem, the bride of the Messiah spoken of in the book of Revelations. The psalmist even refers to the city as “her”. The river sounds similar to the river in Revelations as well.

Revelation 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

When we face troubled times, we can read and sing these verses and remember that God is a very present help. Whatever comes our way, He is our deliverer.

Prayer
Father, thank You for the scriptures You have given to us. They are a great source of uplifting to us. Please be with Your people today Father. Please raise up Your people such that all men know that You alone do this, and that You alone are God. Come to our aid quickly Father. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.