Jeremiah 17:7-8
“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.”
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.”
Thinking about this awesome verse, its one of the many
promises of God. If we trust in Him, He will meet our needs
What this doesn’t say
is that we won’t feel the heat. We will and do feel it, just that there is power
to sustain us through it. The wind and storms still beat on this tree, but yet
it never fails to bear fruit
Jesus said it John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me
you may have peace. In this world you
will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
We don’t have to fret
or worry when we see stuff happening all around us and even to us. I like the
saying “don’t tell God how big your problems are, tell your problems how big
your God is” Even in the year of drought, He will take us through it.
Like Kari Jobe sings,
“I am not alone, You will go before me, You will never leave me”
Hebrews 13:5
"...because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake
you.”
In fact we are told to count it all joy when we go through
stuff!
James 1:2-4 “Consider it pure
joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces
perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not
lacking anything.”
Huh…, yup praise Him through the
storm. Because we will be much better on the other side. It’s easier to praise
Him in it knowing He is with us. And when you stand on the promises of always
being green even in the heat and bearing fruit in the drought. That’s why Paul
said “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength”. “Oh how He Loves us”, that’s how he rolls!
Stay Blessed, PJ
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