Ecclesiastes 5:8 If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.

It took me a while to think about this verse today, not because it is so early in the morning but because I do tend to care a lot for others in need.

We live in a world where corruption is everywhere and where there are going to be poor and needy people who are treated badly.

This does not say we should just ignore things. This says that God is watching over everyone and sees everything.

That means be the Good Samaritan and help people instead of walking the other side. God wants us to join in and help.

Psalm 46:4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

Where does this river start? It starts at the heart of God and flows without limit, but what does it look like?

Well it does not really look like a river! Imagine a river having loads of streams all joining up to form bigger river. Getting closer.

Imagine a river panning out to cover a flood plain. Imagine an unstoppable flood. Getting closer.

God’s love encompasses everything but does not destroy it like a flood will…

Revelation 22:1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb

What is this river? Is it baptism, the Holy Ghost, the joys of Heaven? I rather think this is the outpouring of God’s love to us all.

When we think of a river we think of something without end; the water just keeps coming and is not stopped by anything. If we try dam it up it will overflow.

God’s love is pure, much purer than any river we can see, and yet it has no end and keeps on coming.

And where does it look like it comes from; via Jesus Christ.