Come and Listen

Psalm 63:1

63:1 O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Isaiah 55:1-3
Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters…Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.

My sweet fiance proposed to me by the Chattahoochee River. It’s a place where we like to go walking, and in the middle of January it was a quite and beautiful setting. We walked along the water’s edge for about a mile, side by side, until we came to a clearing in the woods.

The only sound you could hear as he dropped to one knee was the gentle movement of the river.

Rivers of course hold a special significance in this world. Water is the source of life.  No creature can survive without access to fresh, clean water. Ancient cities, and even cities today are usually founded near the banks of a river that can supply the inhabitants with water.

 

Scripture tells us that the Word of God is life giving. It satisfies the soul and gives life where there is none. And it may seem an often repeated truth, but it’s one we must hear when it feels as if our spirits feel stranded in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Really, it is better to meditate on this truth, to allow it to saturate our hearts and satisfy our soul. During Lent, God is calling us gently to the river’s edge. Come; drop to your knees and listen, so that you may live.

Below is a song by David Crowder which I have found a wonderful meditation tool for God’s love. I hope you find it as encouraging as I have.