"Abundant Goodness" -2

"They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou shalt make them drink of the river of Thy pleasure." (Psalms 36:8) Secondly, and most importantly, we are satisfied because God is just so good! Abiding in His house, which not only means our home to come, but is the sanctuary of His love and protection, is that place that brings us complete satisfaction. This word "fatness", although easy to see it's obvious meaning of 'fatness', as in fat with goodness, it also has the meaning of 'fertility', as in fertile in the way we are satisfied beyond what we could ever use up or need; like fertile ground that grows abundant crops, more than we could ever use up on our own; or the fertility of the womb, that produces offspring after offspring, leading us into a deeper satisfaction, the more we abide in His house. Oddly enough, this same word also means 'ashes', as fat ashes from victims burned on the alter, and from corpses burned on a funeral pile; which is something to compare to the way that we must enter into God's presence, in that all of our wickedness must be burnt away, or stripped away, and what is left are ashes to be used in His garden of love; much as the ancients used ashes for fattening or manuring the fields: just another way to look at the meaning, "Beauty from ashes". And the "Thou shalt make them drink" reminds me about "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters", which is from the 23rd Psalm, and speaks not only of God's great goodness in providing that which satisfies, but it also speaks about the desire of our hearts to be cared for in such a way; whereas, He not only makes this available for us, but because He is so good, we do not want to be anywhere else, and are made to lie down out of sheer pleasure of being satisfied. And the final portion of this "Abundant Goodness", is that of "the river of Thy pleasure", which like a river, it is always flowing with His abundant goodness; bringing with it fresh blessings and newness of the relationship we have in Him; always flowing with pleasure, as we enjoy the absolute satisfaction of abiding in the sanctuary of His house... "Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together in the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all." (Jeremiah 31:12)