“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV
Trusting in God is like an on/off switch: you are either all in or all out. Doubt and Faith cannot exist in the same heart. You cannot also play both sides: you cannot trust God and also trust in man -made devices; you have got to choose a side and stick with it.
For the man who trusts in God alone, today's extract says a lot about who he is, where he is located, what happens to such a person, and the kind of fruits that flow out of such a life.
Today's extract calls such a man blessed. Indeed, when God blesses you, everyone will notice. You are like a tree planted by water, with roots deep down. In effect, by location, your allocation is guaranteed. Every provision for growth and impact is provided in that location.
Heat will definitely come; that is an assurance, but because location is right, such temporary discomfort is just a step in the direction God is taking you to. Drought is a phase, something on the external that does nothing to affect the inner peace of the man who is rooted right. His life will remain evergreen, never out of focus, never empty, always connected.
Are you rightly located? Are you where God's blessings can reach you, and is your life such that God can use as a vessel to reach others? His time of favour is here.
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