Do you know why a tree is perfect?—Because it does nothing but obey God. It grows just for His glory and according to His will, and produces exactly what God has ordained it to produce. It’s fruitful and flowering, strong and beautiful, fulfilling its mission in life. It never resists, it just yields and bends and nods its head to the will of God. It smiles all day, and lifts its leafy arms in praise to the Lord. “Blessed is the man … whose delight is in the law of the Lord. … He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper” (Psalm 1:1-3). Lord, help us to be like sturdy, healthy trees, planted strong in Your earth, watered by Your Word, and fertilized with the food of Your very body. You are like the earth in which we grow and on which we stand. Without You, we couldn’t exist. Help us to be strong and true, like the trees, growing only for Your glory, fruitful and performing the mission for which You’ve ordained us: to bear fruit and be a blessing to others. Amen. Jeremiah 17:8 ESV - He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” Psalm 1:3 ESV - He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. Job 14:7 ESV - For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:48:53 +0000
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