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There is a River

 

Psalm 46:4 - There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 

Ralph Erskine, a Scottish preacher in the 1700s, reckoned that the river in Psalm 46:4 is a picture of God Himself, for it is God alone who makes His people glad.

God the Father is a river. In Jeremiah 2:13, He is called the fountain of living waters who quenches the spiritual longings of our hearts.

God the Son is a river, for Zechariah 13 talks about the fountain that cleanses from sin, and Jesus Himself is the water of life. He promised the Samaritan woman the living water of eternal life (John 4:10).

God the Spirit is a river, for Jesus said, “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38).

We can’t find happiness in life by looking for it apart from God. Happiness sought for its own sake is self-defeating. It’s ultimately a by-product of knowing our Lord, for He is a river whose streams make glad the city of God.

From – “Walking With God” by David Jeremiah