I AM A TREE

Continuing from the last post based on Colossians 2: 6-7 ("And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.  Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him.  Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.").  I love the imagery in this third part, let your roots grow down into Him.  What has the greatest roots?  Trees of course.  The scripture paints the picture of us being trees, whose roots are firmly set in Him.

These are some of my favorite scriptures because my heart is set on being one of these trees, who are planted by streams of living water.  That my source and my strength is found in Jesus, and I drink from His throne.  That I am tall and stately, filled up with his goodness.  My leaves are always green and bring healing to peoples lives.  I bear fruit 12 months of the year, for the feeding of the people.  Where do I get this idea from?

Psalm 1: 1-3... Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.  But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night.  They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.

Jeremiah 17: 7-8...“But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.  They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water.  Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought.  Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.

Ezekiel 47:12...Fruit trees of all kinds will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, for they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing.”

Trees are some of the oldest living things on the planet!  The deeper their roots go, the more stable they are, able to withstand the storms of life.  They are full of life!  They have obtained depths in secret places that sustain them and prosper them.  Many bear fruit of some kind that people enjoy and thrive upon.  Many have healing properties found in their leaves or bark, that have cured and help many diseases.  This is the picture of who I AM in Christ. 

You too!!