Friday, 11 January 2019

Blessed is The Man


The man who trusts in the Lord , whose confidence indeed is the Lord , is blessed. He will be like a tree planted by water: it sends its roots out toward a stream, it doesn’t fear when heat comes, and its foliage remains green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease producing fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7‭-‬8 HCSB

This scripture is very similar to Psalm 1:

Instead, his delight is in the Lord ’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Psalms 1:2‭-‬3 HCSB

Jeremiah's tree is not planted near a stream but puts its roots out toward the stream. Jeremiah tells us that the wise seeks the Lord's guidance and David tells us he meditates day and night on the Lord's instruction. What both are saying is: let the Lord be your wisdom, instruction amd the one you turn to. Dont run to and fro getting advice from just anybody but seek godly advice amd wisdom.

Psalm was written 444BC and Jeremiah 627BC. Yet the common theme exists in God. Both David and Jeremiah warn of association with the wicked and seeking advice here. So let us be forewarned. Make God your source and supply.

Prayer: dear Father, thank You that I can come to You for wisdom and You give it abundantly. Keep me in You! Amen!

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