Comments on: Day 8: Psalm 46 http://rtbt.bostonvineyard.org/2009/03/09/day-8-psalm-46/ A Community of People Discussing the Bible Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:53:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: edusastre http://rtbt.bostonvineyard.org/2009/03/09/day-8-psalm-46/comment-page-1/#comment-213 edusastre Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:59:13 +0000 http://rtbt.bostonvineyard.org/?p=1593#comment-213 When I read this: "There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. The LORD Almighty is with us" I think about Jesus in the well with the Samaritan woman when he said to her "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." (John 4:13-14). In this Psalm, I feel when we are desperate to spend time with the Lord but we do not see or hear him due to our afflictions that take over any of our understanding for what God wants. However, the Lord is offering everlasting life in our hearts through streams of life. I am also touch knowing that the Lord dwells in us and is with us. For me this river represents those moments when I feel God’s presence streaming through me bringing peace and comfort. When God reminds me of his love and dreams for me in which I can stand firm knowing he is with me no matter what happen around me. However, ordinarily I am like the Samaritan woman who is not be able to see who is in my face. Therefore, when the psalmist reminds me that “The Lord almighty is with us” I can stop to thank God for his grace and reflect what he has done and is doing for me. When I read this:
“There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The LORD Almighty is with us”

I think about Jesus in the well with the Samaritan woman when he said to her “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:13-14). In this Psalm, I feel when we are desperate to spend time with the Lord but we do not see or hear him due to our afflictions that take over any of our understanding for what God wants. However, the Lord is offering everlasting life in our hearts through streams of life. I am also touch knowing that the Lord dwells in us and is with us.
For me this river represents those moments when I feel God’s presence streaming through me bringing peace and comfort. When God reminds me of his love and dreams for me in which I can stand firm knowing he is with me no matter what happen around me. However, ordinarily I am like the Samaritan woman who is not be able to see who is in my face. Therefore, when the psalmist reminds me that “The Lord almighty is with us” I can stop to thank God for his grace and reflect what he has done and is doing for me.

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