11/5/14
I was really blessed and taken back a little when someone from our congregation last Sunday shared with me that every time they saw me I looked younger.
Ironically so, that particular day I had happened to read out of Psalm 92:12-14. You will be pleasantly surprised on what it says.
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.
They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be fresh and flourishing."
All those passages are so rich in content. The palm tree is constantly green and flourishing. It can also grow in almost any environment from deserts to rainforests.
The passage referring to Cedar in Lebanon has great treasure in it as well. The Cedar tree is known to be strong, beautiful wood used to build temples and palaces. The word Lebanon means to grow and increase. It also means majestic, stable, durable and incorruptible. I receive all that!
And my favorite part of all "shall flourish in the courts of the Lord." The Hebrew word flourish means bloom or blossom, spring up and to break forth or break out! The amplified version of the Bible says long lived, stable, upright, useful and fruitful.
Those verses are very nourishing to us as we continue to grow older on this earth.
As long as I have breath I will be fresh and flourishing unto the Lord!!
Flourishing in the Lord,
Sandy Billingham
Righteousness in all forms is pleasing to the Lord. The result is that a person will flourish under the Lord. Turning to Him daily and offering all that happens during our day as an act of worship would be one act that would bring you closer to God.
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