Water

Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

When we moved to the new place early this year I was delighted to see two fig trees in my yard. They have been here for about 25 years or so. My neighbor spoke highly of those fig trees and said that their fruit is sweet and they both bear hundreds of fruits. She asked me if her daughter could come pick some when the figs would be ready. I was more than willing to share some, though figs are one of my favorite fruits.

As soon as we moved in we had problems with our water storage system and our landlord sent a plumber who installed complete new plumbing. In a few days the leaves on the fig tree began to wither. My husband and I thought it must be some kind of a bug and with some enquiry around began to treat it. Nothing helped, within a few weeks the trees died. This morning I noticed that the tree has begun to split due to the dryness and it dawned on me that when the plumber fixed the water problem he somehow cut of supply running from the waste water in the bathroom to the trees.

The trees are not only dead but of course will never bear fruit again. They stand now as mute testimony to the importance of being planted near water or basically just having water to survive.

Psalm 1 demonstrates the same principle. A person who does not have the God life in him or her basically ends up withered and dies. There is no purpose or joy in existence and everything is on the way to drying and dying.

Come let us drink from the Word of God today so that we can be like a tree planted by streams of water and bear much fruit.

In God’s Kingdom there are no annuals only perennials. There is no limit how much of the Word you can drink and when. Just drinking and taking the Word in, is not only refreshing, rewarding but in short, life giving.