The Rivers of God

Psa 65:1
For the choir director: A psalm of David. A song. What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you,
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for you answer our prayers, and to you all people will come.
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Though our hearts are filled with sins, you forgive them all.
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What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What joys await us inside your holy Temple.
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You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.
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You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength.
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You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations.
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Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.
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You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The rivers of God will not run dry; they provide a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.
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You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops.
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You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance. Psa 65:12
The wilderness becomes a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.
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The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!

The rivers of God will not run dry. I'm remebering the parable of the sower, who took his seed and cast it out. Some of the seed fell on rocky soil, some in weedy places, and some on good ground. I want to be the ground.

But I can't make myself the good ground. I get dry, my soil cracks, and my joy withers. There is a promise, however, and there is a hope. The rivers of God don't run dry. He is the one who causes our soil to become good, he softens our hearts with his call, and he pulls up the weeds through his sacrifice and blood.

I love the first part of this Psalm, when it says, "to you will all men come." Think about that. All men will come to the Lord because he answers prayer, he is not a god of deaf ears. He cares for us, he wants to be our source and will be our source if we only ask.

We were never intended to water ourselves, we were never intended to be the source of our own supply. Why? because he is willing and desiring to be our all in all. He wants to cause our whole being to bring forth good things, that we might praise Him and enter into his presence with joy.

In God's presence is joy forever more. We must not forget that, we must not forget He is the source of our supply and upon him all our abilities rest. If you find yourself being overwhelmed by circumstances take stock of what you are calling on to get you through. If you are continually resting in your own strength, you may succeed or you may fail. But if you rest in the the Lord and call on His name, he will help you and you'll come through with shouts of joy.