Psalm 36:9: “For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.”
How beautiful and refreshing is a fountain, and how pure the water is. If we were traveling through a dry land and were thirsty, how very glad we would be to come across a fountain. A fountain is water that is continually refreshed, it never stands still.
The fountain of life is with the Lord, and we can drink forever of its never-failing waters. We are, perhaps without realizing it, hungry and thirsty for God. We remember Jesus and the woman at the well (John 4:6-14). He told her that whoever should drink of the water that He would give would never thirst again, but should be a well of water springing up into everlasting life. Let us drink freely from this well and be forever refreshed.
The light of the Lord is shining, and we can safely follow wherever it leads. It does not dim, as sometimes do the sun, moon and stars, but shines forever on the path we take.
The second promise is found in Psalm 37:1-3: “Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and whither as the green herb. Trust in we quietly listen we can hear the “still, the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.”
How often do we see the wicked prosper while the saints suffer from illness, loss of friends and loved ones, loss of property, and perhaps many other things. The wicked seem to have everything, while the saints have nothing. We sometimes “fret” as the first verse tells us. We worry. and sometimes some of us might feel that it is not worth while to keep on living. But what does the Lord say about this? “Fret Not”. The wicked shall be cut down like the grass. When the grass is cut down there isn’t much left, is there? V. 35 tells us that the wicked man, no matter how powerful he may be, shall pass away and not be found again. Verse 3 tells us to trust in the Lord, and we shall dwell in the land. Yes, when the wicked are no more (and he could take nothing with him), our righteousness shall be as the light (v.6), and the Lord will help and deliver us (v. 40). The wicked and the worldly receive all their rewards in this life, while the righteous have eternal riches in the kingdom of God. So why should we “fret” when we have everything before us, and our joy shall not be for a few years only, but shall be everlasting?
Our third promise is found in Psalm 42.8: “Yet the Lord will command his loving kindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me . .
The Lord will show us His loving kindness in the daytime of our lives. And in the night when we are old, He has promised that His song shall be with us. What a beautiful expression this is! A song usually expresses happiness, and often praise to God. We can be happy even in the midnight of our lives if God’s song is with us. Think of Paul and Silas in prison with their feet in the stocks (Acts 16:16-25). How happy they were to be able to suffer with their Lord. And God delivered them. And if we quietly listen we can hear the “still, small voice” and what a comfort it is at all times, and especially in times of trouble. Let us pray, then search out the loveliest Gospel songs we can find, and sing, and we will find our griefs and disappointments lifted up to God and placed in His hands, and His song shall be forever with us.
Our fourth promise is found in Psalm 46:11: “The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.”
The Lord of hosts! He is the Lord of all the hosts of heaven, the Lord of the saints, and will eventually be the Lord of the kingdom of God on earth as well. The God of Jacob is our refuge. He was a refuge to Jacob in his long journey to an unknown land; He was with him in all his trials in his uncle’s house, and the Lord led him safely back to his own land again. He was with Jacob through all his life until his death. So will He be our refuge in this terrible world until He comes.
Our fifth promise is found in Psalm 48:14: “For this God is our God forever and ever: he will he our guide even unto death.”
God is our God forever and ever. That is a long time, is it not? It is beyond our comprehension, the mortal mind cannot understand eternity. But we can understand that He will be our Guide even unto death. And if He guides us even unto death, if we have been faithful, after that we have nothing to fear.
Our sixth promise is found in Psalm 55:16: “As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.”
We must call upon God if we expect Him to hear us. Just a feeble, doubtful cry will not help, we must call in strength, believing, and then He will save us. Save us from what? First and most important. He will save us from our sins, He will save us from burdens too hard to bear, and from danger, mental and physical. He will come to our rescue in time of need. But we must CALL upon Him, not just once, but many times, and He WILL deliver us.
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