We are blessed to have a home which backs on to a small river – in fact two small rivers; one called the River Clun and the other, the Unk!
We are also blessed that we are situated significantly higher than both those streams of water, with a very large flood plain beyond them to mop up the overflows that happen after prolonged rain, usually in the winter.
This is the River Unk at the bottom of our river bank.
Psalm 1
When we bought our home, some 14 years ago, we had to follow the leading of the Spirit to make sure it was the new place that the Lord wanted to plant us in. I distinctly remember a number of ‘words’ given and fleeces laid down to confirm that this was His place for us! One of those confirmations was Psalm 1, which the Lord brought to our attention through a song based on that psalm, written by Ian White. Here’s a link:
Jesus in the Psalms
Actually, if you’re listening to and watching the You Tube video of Psalm 1 by Ian White, you will get links to more tracks on his album. I love his Psalm settings.
I was further blessed this morning with another video on Psalm 1 which popped up as I was looking at YouVersion – The Bible App. This is by a ministry called Spoken Gospel:
Resting in Jesus – the Stream of Life
I was so excited by the conclusions drawn in that second video. Draw His living water into the root systems of your life. We can all be planted by the water of Life if we focus on deepening our relationship with Jesus.
Not striving, though – ‘rest humbly in Jesus and you will live! ‘
The Bakery 