Jeremiah 17:7-8New International Version (NIV)
7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
8 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.
8 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.
Psalm 71:5New International Version (NIV)
5 For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord,
my confidence since my youth.
These 2 verses are really good at reminding me of the strength and confidence that I have in My Lord. The first one is a reminder that we are blessed if we trusts in the Lord and have confidence in Him at the same time. The outside picture gives us an idea about how our trust needs to be firm in the Lord.
We first need to have that trust and confidence planted in us by a situation or situations. We are the tree that is planted by the water and the water is, sort of like, God for us. Our lives flow in every which way and direction but as long as we stand firm in Christ, we are fine. The roots of the tree are an example of how strong and big our trust and confidence can grow in Christ. They also show us that if we we keep growing in those two things, then we will handle and reach situations with God. They can be good or bad situations. It wouldn't matter because we would have God on our side through the thick and thin.
The heat is like the situations that we have in life. Those situations make us scared, mad, confused, and so on. Some say that we might even be heated up but since we are by the stream (God) and we trust and have confidence in that stream then things should be good. We would never run out of that stream, even in the hottest of heats, because God is Living Water to our lives. We can stick out our roots to Him and be filled with things from Him to get us through anything. God sends us out in those situations and life for a reason. That reason is to show other people Him and what He has done in our lives.
Once when our roots start to get that confidence and trust in the Lord back then we grow leaves. The leaves on this tree are green, which means they are alive and doing well. When we are with God, we are living and doing well. No matter what we are going through in the moment. The more leaves we get the more we are learning from God. The things from God goes up and get bigger like the tree does and then those things go out in all directions and are then filled with green leaves (aka life).
That one tree by the stream (God) will never fear for its life during a drought. It will always have fruit on it too as long as it is by that stream. God keeps building and sending us the trust and confidence we need in Him so we won't be out of it ever. God is always at our sides to give us what we need. He always provides when the time is right. It might be late for us but then again we don't know everything, only God knows. It might be for a hard situation or might, even, be for someone that is close to us or in our area of life that needs to be helped out. That needs to be shown God's Love or Peace or anything along those lines.
We have the confidence to share what God has done and who He is in our life because we never stopped growing in Him. That is where the second first comes in. God is our Hope and Confidence since our youth, especially for those who have grown up in the church all their lives. Not only should we trust God, but we should also see Him as our Confidence and our Hope. If He has been Your Friend and God for all your life, you can bet that He will be there for you in the hard times because the God of your youth never leaves you nor forsakes you.
my confidence since my youth.
These 2 verses are really good at reminding me of the strength and confidence that I have in My Lord. The first one is a reminder that we are blessed if we trusts in the Lord and have confidence in Him at the same time. The outside picture gives us an idea about how our trust needs to be firm in the Lord.
We first need to have that trust and confidence planted in us by a situation or situations. We are the tree that is planted by the water and the water is, sort of like, God for us. Our lives flow in every which way and direction but as long as we stand firm in Christ, we are fine. The roots of the tree are an example of how strong and big our trust and confidence can grow in Christ. They also show us that if we we keep growing in those two things, then we will handle and reach situations with God. They can be good or bad situations. It wouldn't matter because we would have God on our side through the thick and thin.
The heat is like the situations that we have in life. Those situations make us scared, mad, confused, and so on. Some say that we might even be heated up but since we are by the stream (God) and we trust and have confidence in that stream then things should be good. We would never run out of that stream, even in the hottest of heats, because God is Living Water to our lives. We can stick out our roots to Him and be filled with things from Him to get us through anything. God sends us out in those situations and life for a reason. That reason is to show other people Him and what He has done in our lives.
Once when our roots start to get that confidence and trust in the Lord back then we grow leaves. The leaves on this tree are green, which means they are alive and doing well. When we are with God, we are living and doing well. No matter what we are going through in the moment. The more leaves we get the more we are learning from God. The things from God goes up and get bigger like the tree does and then those things go out in all directions and are then filled with green leaves (aka life).
That one tree by the stream (God) will never fear for its life during a drought. It will always have fruit on it too as long as it is by that stream. God keeps building and sending us the trust and confidence we need in Him so we won't be out of it ever. God is always at our sides to give us what we need. He always provides when the time is right. It might be late for us but then again we don't know everything, only God knows. It might be for a hard situation or might, even, be for someone that is close to us or in our area of life that needs to be helped out. That needs to be shown God's Love or Peace or anything along those lines.
We have the confidence to share what God has done and who He is in our life because we never stopped growing in Him. That is where the second first comes in. God is our Hope and Confidence since our youth, especially for those who have grown up in the church all their lives. Not only should we trust God, but we should also see Him as our Confidence and our Hope. If He has been Your Friend and God for all your life, you can bet that He will be there for you in the hard times because the God of your youth never leaves you nor forsakes you.
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