Life has a way of driving us up a tree sometimes, of forcing us out of our comfort zones, and into strange new environments, and situations that we do not want to be in. When the Korowai tribe was forced up trees to cope with surviving in their environment. The tribe not only survived, they thrived and built houses in those trees. God had instructions for His people in captivity in Babylonia, as to how they were to survive and thrive there. Here are the instructions God gives to his people through the Prophet Jeremiah: “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who were carried away captive, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters - that you may be increased there, and not diminished. And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace (Jeremiah 29:4-7 NKJV).” When life drives you up a tree do what God tells his people in Babylonia to do call upon God, seek God, for He has a plan for your life “to give you a future and a hope (from Jeremiah 29:11-13).” If life has you up a tree, don’t give up! Maybe God has you there to build a new life that will be even better than you knew before. - Ed Wrather (Up a Tree 07.30.14 Read devotional at burningbush click on Devotional of the Day link.)
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:08:32 +0000
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