“Eden” is Available

Deuteronomy 3-4; Psalms 36; Mark 13 

“…How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men [people] find refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.”

Psalm 36:7-9

David found everything he needed in the presence of the Lord. Unfailing love, refuge, protection, provision, pleasure, life, and revelation are all found in the presence of the Lord.

Why are we looking for those things in all the wrong places?

The river of “delights” is the Hebrew word for “Eden,” the same word as the Garden the Lord planted as a home for Adam and Eve. God is the source of pleasure! It is his idea. He is the source of life in all its fullness. In God’s presence we experience peace as his light illuminates us from the inside out. Through Jesus Christ, we are invited into the Lord’s presence. So few people value and pursue the Lord’s presence like David. There are gifts to be found there that we will not find anywhere else.

“Lord Jesus, thank you for access to your presence and for all you have for me, for your glory.”