I am busy finishing off my book,
The Tree of life. God has been unveiling many interesting things to
me concerning the Tree of life and how we can apply many of these
principles to our lives. It has been a fascinating study and I have
learned so much from it. I will let you know when the book is
published, as I do believe that you will find it very interesting
too.
Now after this study I started
getting so many messages from trees. God told me to connect with
the trees in our garden on a daily basis. Now before you think I am
weird, just hear me out. I just decided to obey and to see what God
will reveal to me. I didn't know what I should do. So I just
started to go out to the garden every morning. We have a lawn with
seven trees, so for the first week I just went and stood under the
trees. I just soaked up the quiet, the rustling of the wind in the
leaves, the birds chirping and stood and watched the sun rising.
That was all I did, but it was magical. As I just stood there
beneath the trees, I started to soak up the serenity and the peace
of just being in nature. Every morning I started to look forward to
going outside and just standing outside underneath the trees.
I quickly realized that God is
within nature and reveals Himself through nature. So by standing in
nature every day, I am soaking up Who He is. I am becoming a part
of Him. I started drinking in more of Him just beneath those trees.
The birds above were singing glory to His Name and the wind was
caressing me with His Spirit, assuring me that He is always there
for me. The wind spoke into the deepest part of my being, and I
could feel Him imparting wisdom to my soul. This morning ritual
truly became a lifeline of connection to God. Just me and Him.
It was then that He reminded me of
Scriptures where He compares believers to trees. Allow me to share
just a few:
"Blessed is the one who does
not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners
take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the
law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night. That
person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its
fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither - whatever they do
prospers." Psalm 1:1-3
"The righteous shall flourish
like a palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who
are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts
of our God." Psalm 92:12-15
"Blessed is the man who trusts
in the Lord, and whose hope is in the Lord. For he shall be like a
tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the
river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaves will be
green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will
cease from yielding fruit." Jeremiah 17:7, 8
I just realized there and then
standing under the trees that God wants me rooted in Him like these
trees. He wants me to flourish, to grow and to be able to bear
fruit. He wants me to be planted by rivers of living water so that
I do not have to fear drought; that I do not have to be anxious
about anything. I know that Jesus is our river of living water, He
Himself proclaimed it in Jerusalem (John 7:37, 38), so I know that
He wants us close to Him, drinking in His living water, thriving as
we go.
We can be blessed like trees
standing firm in the Word of God, receiving living water from Jesus
Christ, looking towards the sun, our Father in Heaven. We can have
the birds singing joyfully in our branches, spreading His Word as
far as they go. We can provide shelter and shade to those in the
world who desperately need it. We can truly bring comfort to them.
We can stand tall and be noticed as children of the living God, a
testimony of His goodness and grace.
We can truly be blessed and
flourish as these verses tell us, BUT we need to grow in Him. Next
week I will write about that.
Father, thank you that You promise
in Your Word that we can be blessed and flourish so that no drought
can come against us. Thank you that we can always bear fruit to the
glory of Your Name. All this is possible if we stay close to You,
our true source of nourishment. We love You. Amen