Psalms 1:1-3 (NLT) 1 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. 2 But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. 3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
When I was younger – my dad used to take me hiking and fishing a lot. We would hike into the back country of Yosemite just to find that perfect fishing hole that we could brag about to all our friends. One of the things that I enjoyed was seeing the creeks coming off the glaciers and then forming into a rushing stream making its way to valleys below. These streams, especially in the springtime, became huge channels of destruction to anything that would get in their way. Their force would move boulders and debris as if it was nothing. What was interesting was to observe the trees along the banks of the river that we’re still standing. The ground around them might have eroded from the waters damage but the trees remained firm because their roots went deep into the ground. It is not different from you and I in our walk and relationship with God. We must, through meditating upon God and His Word, allow our roots to go deep into the ways of the Lord. Storms will come and life will be unfair but we will survive because God our foundation is in God today.
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