THE RIVER OF SALVATION

THE RIVER OF SALVATION
Thursday, December 4, 2025 by Ron Susek @Golden Quill Publications

Have you heard of Herbert Lockyer? Enjoy his study on the word "salvation". Read today’s edition of FaithWalk: Courage for the Journey.

Read Carefully!
“The Lord is my strength and my song, he has become my salvation”
(Psalm 118:14 ESV)

God, by sovereign fiat, spoke into nothing and a universe of spinning galaxies appeared amid the streetlights of stars. He spoke into a pile of dust and Adam arose, inhaling the first breath of mankind.

The headsprings of “The River of Sovereignty” as we know it were bubbling forth as the hands of time began to move. Limitless, were the possibilities that lay before Adam and Eve. They were moving with God’s sovereignty until the fateful moment when Adam bit into the forbidden fruit.

Suddenly, the union between their hearts and God’s was broken. When they heard God coming into the garden, they frantically covered their guilty sense of nakedness with leaves. They trembled before the voice that once soothed their souls.

As time elapsed, they saw their future generations changing the river’s name to names such as "Baal", "Dagon" and other gods and goddesses, all of which were powerless to see, hear, speak or act. None could save them from narrowing their lives to splashing in a shallow stream called Self-Deification. No longer could they perceive the mighty flow of God’s works.

Then, God sent His Son, who was the exact image of His Father. The people were blinded by the muddy trickle of water. Thus, many denied Jesus' mighty works that He did by obeying God's “River of Sovereignty.”

Jesus came to save them from frolicking in a futile ditch to swimming in the mighty River of God. Herbert Lockyer writes in his devotional commentary titled Psalms (Pg. 520) that salvation through Jesus enlarges our lives. Those who find salvation in the Savior find limitless opportunities for all that God intended for us as we follow His plans for our lives.

Indeed, Jesus went from the cradle to the cross to break the bonds of limitation and lead us to the broad expanse of true liberty in Him.

King David spoke of this in Psalm 18:19, “He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.”

This truth is clearly revealed in Psalm 66:10-12, which reads:
“For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.
You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.”

Here is a prayer:
“Dear Heavenly Father, it is obvious that You take us through paths of suffering to make us fit for the ‘place of abundance.’ I thank You that Jesus was obedient to His Father as He passed through great suffering throughout His life, and especially in His death. Now He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. And You are preparing me to serve under Him in Your coming kingdom. I thank You again in Jesus' name, Amen.”

Always remember, Immanuel: God is with us!
Ron

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