"How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light" (Ps 36:7-10).
In this beautiful Psalm God is praised for His excellent love. And the Psalmist declares that those who see and know the love of God will put their trust under the shadow of His wings.
Where did God most excellently display his love for the world to see. The apostle Paul wrote, "For God commendeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us" (Rom 5:8). When we were separated from God because of our sin and deserving of His eternal wrath, Jesus went to the cross to die in our place that we might have eternal life (Romans 6:23).
People have imagined a fountain of youth that one must find and drink from to live forever. We don't have imagined that a fountain of youth exist. Everyone who knows and puts their trust in the love of God demonstrated by the cross of Jesus will drink of the river of His pleasures which flows from the fountain of His life. "For with thee (God) is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light" (Psalm 36:10).
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