Sunday blessings, friends! How can I pray for you this week? 🙏💗 Contrary to most home decor themes, this verse is not referring exclusively to the power of God-fearing women. It is actually referring to the power of a river. For context: “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.” (Psalm 50:4-5) Obviously the river is a metaphor, but what is the significance? Rivers were seen in ancient times as an emblem of nature’s bounty. A limitless source of life-giving water without a clear beginning or ending point (before geographical features were fully studied). An ever-flowing stream. The river of Psalm 50 is evocative of similar boundless symbols Jesus articulated later. For instance, the “living water” of John 4 and the “wind” of John 3 that no one knows where it comes from or where it is going Like these other symbols, the “river” of Psalm 50 refers to the abundance of God’s grace through the incomprehensible workings of the Holy Spirit. Limitless, mysterious, and all-powerful. Through its provision, those who it is poured into—much like the New Jerusalem Jesus is bringing to all believers—will not fall. Here in East TN, our weekend was swept by a series of outages which certainly put a damper on a lot of plans. All over the world and throughout the span of human history, our fallen creation is in a constant state of war against forces that seek to constrain and limit us. So isn’t it comforting to know that in the midst of every struggle, we are already being poured into by the one power that is truly limitless? A grace that loves us enough to set our captive world free so that we will never fall again. ✨ #SundayBlessings #prayerrequests #psalm50 #thereisariver #godiswithinher #shewillnotfall #overflowinggrace #christianwriter #cainspirations #kristicainbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CpaMoxMrjN2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
