There is such Vitality and healing in the River of God

The Scriptures speak of a wonderful river of life in Heaven that is brim full of vitality and healing. This is an invitation to contemplate the river, and to picture it in our minds and spirits. It is set to beautiful music from Torelli’s Etienne Concerto, and the improvisation that follows it. Music Torelli: Trumpet Concerto in D - ‘Etienne’ 2nd movt Musicians: Philippa Barton, Helen Rees, Julian Chan, Jo Garcia, James Horsfall The closer we get to God the more we discover that there is nothing but life and vitality in Him. It is impossible to express either in words or on paper, the full sense of vitality His close presence brings, or how utterly strong and beautiful His angels are, so full of light and spiritual vim, uncorrupted as they are by the least trace of sin or death. Fill us and all Your people with this sense of vitality, Lord, just as each river brings life to the towns and settlements that spring up around it, its whole length long. May many be touched by those who are endued with the true anointing of Your Spirit, because they have taken time and delight to feast on the abundance of Your house, and to drink from Your river of delights. (Ps. 36:8) Most rivers reach their journey’s end when they flow into the sea, of course, but in Heaven the river of life flows continually on, full of life and vitality. This is the river of the water of life that the angel showed John, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, right down the middle of the main street of the city, where His servants serve Him and reign with Him for ever. And it is there that John sees the Tree of Life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month, whose leaves never wither, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit never fails and is used for food, just as their leaves are for the healing of the nations. (Rev. 22:1-2; Ez. 47:9,12) Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything lives and flourishes. Let’s picture this river in our hearts, and how it will be, and come to the Lord of this river for healing and refreshment.