Devotional for Wednesday, October 24, 2018
“The Strong Roots of a Righteous Man”
by Dona Hake
To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth.
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Jeremiah 17:7-9
Amplified Bible (AMP)
“[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies
on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is.
For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads
out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when
heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious
and full of care in the year of drought, nor shall it cease yielding fruit.”
This tree that Jeremiah speaks of is the man who has totally trusted on the Lord God above. This tree thrives on the waters it is planted by. Notice the scripture does say that THE HEAT WILL COME and SO WILL THE YEAR OF THE DROUGHT. In our lives we too will face times where the heat is on yet we can know that because our roots of faith are strong, we need not fear nor grow weary. In the year of drought we can be free from care for we will NOT stop yielding fruit. The Lord IS our Shepherd and we shall not want! Praise the living God that has promised to sustain us! The man or woman with strong spiritual roots shall not be moved!
Proverbs 12:3
“…but the roots of the righteous can’t be disturbed.”