I’ve been reading Psalm 65 this week, and I can’t get this phrase in verse 9 out of my head.
“You visit the earth and water it, you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water…”
The river of God is full of water. If I read this sentence to my kids they would roll their eyes and say “Mom, of course it’s full of water. It’s a RIVER.”
I know that.
It’s the word full that caught my eye. The river of God is full of water. It is not a trickling stream, evaporated by the hot sun before it reaches its destination. It is abundant, plentiful.
In an agricultural society, water is vital to survival. The land must have the water it needs in order for the seed to produce fruit. God provides that water.
In the care of our heart God also provides what we need. Our hearts are often dry and dusty, hardened by the lies we believe.
The enemy of our soul would love for us to believe that we are out of reach of God’s stream of grace. He would love for us to believe that God’s provision does not apply to us, that our sins are stacked too high, keeping His mercy from washing over us.
These lies dry us up.
The refreshing, life-giving truth?
God is a good God who hears our prayers and provides our every need. He is a God who is strong enough to calm the waves of chaos in our lives. He is a loving God who invites us into relationship and satisfies the deepest longings of our heart.
God is the hope of all the earth, because He created all the earth for hope.
How is your heart today?
When my heart is parched, I’ve found it’s because I’m avoiding the things that God provides to strengthen me.
I sabotage myself and say that God isn’t providing.
I start believing lies and falter in my fight for hope.
If this is where you are today, may I tell you that you are not alone? May I encourage you with these words?
The river of God is full of water and that water is available to you.