From Livestream
by Pastor Nave on February 11, 2018
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early (Psalms 46:4–5, KJV).
The Essence of a River
Rivers may change their course, empty from time to time, but they will never stop flowing. This is why Jesus chose a river to express what He would do in a person’s life. Jesus had said if anyone thirst, to come unto Him and drink. Those that believed on Him would have rivers of living water flow in their life (John 7:37–38).
In Psalms 46, the writer was referring to Jerusalem and how God would flow within and out. In relation to our lives, God is the river and we are the city. This Scripture is a promise that God will flow through our life. If we can allow the river to flow, there will be a difference!
The River is the Difference Between…
Glad and Mad
Sadness, anger, bitterness, contempt, and frustration all are washed away when there’s a river flowing inside of us. If we don’t have a river, we run a risk of living with these things our entire life. Scripture tells us in the presence of God is fulness of joy and pleasures evermore (Psalms 16:11). We have a choice to make: are we going to allow the river to flow? Are we going to rejoice in the day the Lord has made (Psalms 118:24)? With the river of God flowing through our live, we can be glad!
Stability and Chaos
God is not the author of confusion. If confusion is in our life it didn’t come from Him. Scripture tells us a double-minded man is unstable in all of His ways (James 1:8); we’re also cautioned not to waver in our faith (James 1:6). When we find ourselves in the midst of chaos, we need to centralize our thoughts on the river (Isaiah 26:3). If there is a river in us, we will not be moved (Psalms 46:5).
Things will start attacking us the moment we start living for God. We must be prepared for battle and gird up the loins of our mind (I Peter 1:13). We need to think on the river; think on the good things in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:8).
Night and Day
When God created light, He called it the day, and when He created darkness, He called it night. But, both the evening and the morning were the first day (Genesis 1:5). In our perspective, the morning is the beginning of the day and the darkness ends the day. But, this isn’t God’s plan. God starts with the darkness and ends with the light. We must remember the day isn’t over until the light shows up (Psalms 30:5).
Help is always on it’s way in God (John 1:4); His help will come right at dawn. When the sun comes up, the Holy Ghost-filled believer has a promise. God will lead us in the way of light and manifest blessings in Him. We must seek after the light of the river and turn away from darkness (John 3:16–21).
