This is the fifth and final day in the weeklong series Cultivating Deep Roots. Find yesterday’s post here.
Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
but whose delight is in the law of the LORD,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree
planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither —
whatever they do prospers.
Psalm 1:1-3, NIV
The Lord causes His children to flourish when they are rooted and resting in Him (vs. 3). A tree doesn’t strain toward a water hole. It simply rests where God has caused it to spring to life. A tree yields fruit not because it is somehow dousing itself with fertilizer. It simply rests in the good things God provides for its growth. A tree isn’t adding a flower preserver to the stream to extend its life. It simply rests in the Creator’s ability to sustain life. A tree doesn’t point at itself with the prideful words, “Look at me. See how beautiful I am. See all the things I did to get to this place in life.” It simply rests in knowing that whatever it has become was because God was at work. Are you finding ways to rest in the Lord?
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