The
Permanency of God’s Plantings—part 1
Psalm 1:3, “And he shall be like a
tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his
season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
I
have no idea how many times I have read this verse in the first Psalm. When I read this verse this morning,
immediately the thought came to me, I wonder what God would say that I am like
if He was writing this post?” In this
portrait of the godly man in the first Psalm, God paints the mental picture of
this man as a tree. The tree that God
has painted shows the godly man as not only a tree but also a spiritually
healthy one.
There
are several reasons that we know that this tree is healthy. First, it is a planted tree instead of a
seedling that exists merely because the wind blew it to where it fell on the
ground and sprouted. Second, this tree
shows the handy work of a wise God who planted it on purpose where it would
receive the life giving water that sustains spiritual life. Third, the place where God planted it
suggests that it was planted in good soil because the Scripture attests to the
fact that the tree brings forth fruit in its season.
Scripture
Thought for the Day
Psalm 96:12, “Let the field be joyful,
and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice.”
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