7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord
and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NLTand have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
The man who trusts in the Lord is compared to tree planted by the water.
Trust in the Lord - has 2 effects.
1) The tree's roots go deep into the water.
2) Not bothered by the heat, also not worried by long months of drought.
A tree to have deep roots, the following are needed.
Water,Oxygen,Good Soil.
When these 3 things are there, the roots of the tree go deep down into the earth.
Sometimes the roots go upto 3 to 6 feet. In Some cases where the soil is at its best, the roots have taken to 23 feet also.
In a person's life, Water is the Word of God(Ephesians 5:26)
Oxygen represents the HolySpirit who gives Life. (Ephesians 5:18, Be filled with HolySpirit)
and the Good Soil is person heart.(Luke 8:15, A humble soil allows Gods word to penetrate).
We some times see the rots of a tree grow horizontally and not vertically. that is because the soil is not good enough for the roots to penetrate and so grow horizontally.
A tree which has deep roots, the roots which go deep into water has many advantages.
Such tress are not bothered by heat.
why deep rooted trees are not bothered by heat is when there is heat, what plants need is water.
A deep rooted tree, whose roots go down to the water levels are supplied with water from the deep.
and so it does not bothers the heat.
Also not worried by long months of drought.
because during long months of drought, there is no rain, and when the there is no rain, generally the plants wither and dry up. But a deep rooted tree whose roots go deep into water does not worry and wait for the rain to come.A deep rooted tree gets its water from the deep even in the times of drought.
That is why their leaves are green and they never stop producing fruit even in drought times.
A person whose trusts in the Lord is like this tree whose roots go deep into the water.
When heat he does not wither because he gets the water from the deep source of his trust in God.
Even during months of drought/storms when everyone else is falling away, this person who trusted in God still is fruitful, because he has continuous supply of water from his deep trust in God.
A good soil with water and oxygen makes tree roots go deep into water.
A person with humble heart that allows Gods Word and Holy Spirit to work in his life, this person goes deep in his trust in God and he withstands heat, drought and is still fruitful.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
May God Bless this meditation - Amen
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