You give your guests a feast
in your house,
and you serve a tasty drink
that flows like a river.
The life-giving fountain
belongs to you,
and your light gives light
to each of us (Psalm 36:8-9, CEV).
Tay River, Perth, ON — photo by David Kitz
Reflection
This week’s I Love the Psalms theme is thirst.
Today’s verse from the Psalms seems almost too beautiful to be true. It speaks of food, drink and sweet fellowship in God’s house.
You give your guests a feast in your house, and you serve a tasty drink that flows like a river. The life-giving fountain belongs to you, and your light gives light to each of us (Psalm 36:8-9, CEV).
Part of me wants to park these verses in the sweet by and by, up in heaven somewhere someday. But the context of Psalm 36 does not warrant that interpretation. In other words don’t put off till heaven what is available today.
The LORD has a feast prepared for us now in His house. He has a river of delights that we can drink from today. We have access to His life-giving fountain now. His light shines on the path set before us, so now we know the way to walk.
We are God’s guests. Let’s accept His invitation!
Response: LORD God, thank you for all the good things you have prepared for us—for me. You are so good! Meet me now in prayer through the shed blood of your Son. Amen.
Your Turn: Have you put off till heaven what is available today?
I love the Psalms 
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Great and much needed post/topic.
I have not put off His available abundance to me today for till heaven.
In heaven, it’s a given there will be… there absolutely is abundance! Jesus told me, He has come so I may have life in abundance (here and now) not just in the sweet by and by.
I know many believers like to look down on teachings of ‘prosperity’ yet I’ve never seen anyone wishing someone a poor and poverty stricken new year.
We need health now… not in heaven – there can be no sick people in heaven… we need all His blessings now to be blessings to others (not later, but now).
The greatest blessing we can enjoy today is sweet fellowship with the Lord and His very presence right beside us. That’s better than material blessings. It’s simply wonderful when God provides blessings of every kind on every level, now and in eternity.
I agree wholeheartedly! You’ve said it so much better. Thank you.
I am a “cup half full” person and have spent a lot of time learning to live in contemplation of God. I definitely see all the good on the earth. My husband, is the opposite. He can see nothing good on the earth and can look forward only to heaven
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We, as Christians, are responsible for shining light on others around us too…and feeding them, and being hospitable to them.