Are You Situated by the
Waters?
Read Psalm 1:3-6
A tree is a blessing. It holds soil, provides shade and produces fruit. The
godly are like trees, with root systems that go deep into the spiritual
resources of God's grace (v. 3). But sadly, many professing Christians are not
like trees but are like artificial plants or cut flowers with no roots. They may
be beautiful for a while, but soon they die.
A tree needs light, water and roots to live. We all have resources upon which
we draw life. The question we need to ask ourselves is, Where are our roots? The
person God can bless is planted by the rivers of water. We must be careful not
to be like Christians who are dry and withered and depend upon their own
resources. They are like tumbleweeds, blown about by any wind of doctrine.
To have the blessings of verse 3, we need to meet the conditions of verses 1
and 2. That is, we must first be separated from the world and saturated with the
Word to be situated by the waters.
God desires to bless us, but we need to meet certain conditions to receive
His blessings. We bear fruit only when we have roots, and we must draw upon
spiritual resources to bring forth fruit in due season. To bear the fruit of the
Spirit, we must allow the Spirit to work in us and through us.
In contrast to the believer, the ungodly are not like trees but are like
chaff. They have no roots, produce no fruit and are blown about. The ungodly
reject the Word of God and will perish without hope (v. 6). As Christians we
must not reject the ungodly but try to reach them. God blesses us so that we
might be a blessing to others. His Spirit helps us bear fruit that can help win
the lost.
Are you like a tree or like chaff?
We need God's resources to bear fruit. But where we place our roots is
paramount. Only as we grow them deeply into the spiritual resources of God's
grace will we produce fruit. Make the Bible your spiritual resource. Delight in
it and feed your soul with its truth. God can use you to help win the lost.
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