Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Digging Deep
Have you ever tried to remove even a very small tree and had to deal with a tree stump? I can remember growing up that we were taught in Biology class that trees can be as tall underground as they are above ground. Whether or not that is completely accurate, I do know that they can have very large roots even five feet down – that is as far down as I have seen them dug. Near where I work there was a large wooded area that they cleared recently to build a factory. It took huge bulldozers and other very large heavy equipment to remove these trees from the ground. The roots were enormous! One reason these trees trees need such large roots, aside from stability, is water. They need to seek out and find the water they need to survive. God made us in that same way. The psalmist actually compares us to trees in our relationship to God.
Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
The water we are planted by is the living water, our Messiah. When we choose to follow Jesus, He gives us new life. For us not to wither and die we need to dig deep, and spend time getting to know God. How? By spending time with Him and by reading scripture, meditating in it day and night. This gets us to a place where we will not be moved by the evil that our enemy tries to do to us. We can live a flourishing life, if we will dig deep with God.
Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You as our God. Thank You for Your blessings in our lives. Thank You for all You do for us. We ask that You help us to stay on Your path, and forgive us when we do not. Please send us today Your healing, Your deliverance, and Your overwhelming provision in a way that causes all men to know that You alone are our source for everything, and You alone are all powerful. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.