As we submit more and more to God, getting into His Word and attempting to walk closer to Him each day, we prosper. The main part of His prosperity can be found in Psalm 1:1-3:
'Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; (2) but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. (3) He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in season, whose leaf also shall not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper.'
Again in Joshua 1:8 we read:
'This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then YOU will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success.'
The results of submission to God - reading His Word and meditating on it until it flows out of your lives, are evident here. We become prosperous in it. It is down to us because it is us that produces this. God sees the seed we are sowing and He turns us into trees of righteousness - a planting of the LORD - by Yahweh Himself. The New Living Translation quotes Isaiah 61:3 as:
'In their righteousness they will be like great oaks that the LORD has planted for His own glory.'
Note it is God who does the planting here. He sees that we mean business for Him; He notices the dedication and submission to Him and He honours us. From thereon, our prosperity in all things can multiply.
An Oak tree is a very sturdy and strong tree. It attracts all kinds of interest - people love its beauty and wildlife inhabits the mighty branches. Squirrels love the acorns it produces, Sparrowhawks, Buzzards, Owls and other type of birds love the secrecy of its perches. It is an attractive part of our natural world. It draws people to it.
Do you get the picture here? It attracts interest. This is what trees of righteousness do; and God wants you to be one, if you're not already. It takes submission and a complete change of life as we know it, but it is totally life-changing to live this way.
Why not allow God to get His spade out and do another planting, today!
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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