![]() Picture that stately tree planted beside a clear, rolling river with roots dug in deep to soak up the life-giving flow. How comforting to know that, even in the desert times of our lives when the heat threatens to dry up our hope, we will continue to bear fruit for God’s kingdom.Įven if you are struggling through a year of drought, do not be anxious. This beautiful tree will never cease to bear fruit. In the year of drought, we will drink deep of the never-ending Living Water (John 4:13-14). He will not be afraid, and his leaf will remain green (Jeremiah 17:8). Like the three Hebrew children, He will walk us through to the other side without even a whiff of smoke clinging to our garments (Daniel 3:27). This person does not fear when the heat comes or when he goes through the fire. In today’s passage, the prophet Jeremiah describes a person whose hope is in the Lord as a tree that spreads out its roots by the river (Jeremiah 17:8). Even in the most difficult days, God will carry us through when our expectation is in Him. Placing our hope firmly in the Lord promises abundant blessings. If we can believe, all things are possible.īlessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. Let’s determine to believe what Jesus says – and nothing else. If we are not vigilant, our inward beliefs begin to develop based on accepting what we read…rather than reading what we believe. We are drowning in information overload – inundated with social media, TV news, radio chat, and newspapers. We profess that the Bible is inspired by God and is profitable for instruction in righteousness, doctrine, reproof, and correction (2 Timothy 3:16), but internally, we do not fully believe what it says and do not embrace it as the God-breathed Word of our Creator. We who confess Christ as our Savior sometimes falter at reading what we believe and believing what we read. “They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him…” (Titus 1:16). When our words say one thing, but we fail to act on what we say, it is the lack of action that betrays our true beliefs. Our outward behavior, more than any other tell, signifies what we believe on the inside. That belief motivates their actions…in spite of sore muscles or slow results. Why do people go to the gym to exercise? Because they believe that the physical activity will benefit their bodies and minds. The things that we hold true drive our actions. What we believe determines how we behave. ![]() ![]() Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." ![]()
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