| 10 Apr 2015 |
| ARE YOU FLOURISHING? (1) |
| '...It is [God] who has made us, and not we ourselves...' Psalms 100:3 |
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you need motivation today? Take a look at the palm tree. 1) You can cut
it, but you can't kill it! The minerals and nutrients most trees need
to survive are found on the surface, just below the bark, so, when you
cut them, they die. But not the palm tree. Its life comes from within,
so it flourishes, even under attack. Listen: '...we have this treasure
in earthen vessels...' (2 Corinthians 4:7 NAS). How wonderful; even
though the earthen vessel without may be cut and wounded, the treasure
within is secure, beyond the enemy's reach! 2) It will bend, but it
won't break. Tropical winds can blow most trees away, but not the palm
tree. The stronger the wind, the further it bends - sometimes all the
way to the ground. Yet when the storm ceases, it straightens up again
and is actually stronger in the place where it bent. What a picture! We
were made to bend, but not break, because God gives us '...strength that
endures the unendurable and spills over into joy' (Colossians 1:11 TM).
3) Its depth always exceeds its height! While the roots of the average
plant go only a few feet under the ground, the palm tree's roots can go
down hundreds of yards in search of water. David said, 'As the deer
pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you...' (Psalms 42:1
NIV). Go deep, work on your own connection to God and you'll never
be...uprooted...or barren...or blown away!
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