05- 24- 11 MI DAILY DEVOTION
“HE SHALL BE LIKE A TREE PLANTED BY THE RIVERS OF WATER…”
(Psalm 1:1- 3) 1- “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. 2- But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3- 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.”
The Lord by His mercy has accepted us in the beloved by our faith in His Son- the Lord Jesus Christ. God wants us to live a holy life, He desires our daily meditation on His Word and God wants to bless us and make us as a showcase of His grace and miracles. Matthew Henry once said: “The more we converse with the word of God the better furnished we are for every good word and work. Or, (2.) Of the promised blessing; he is blessed of the Lord, and therefore he shall be like a tree. The divine blessing produces real effects. It is the happiness of a godly man, [1.] That he is planted by the grace of God. These trees were by nature wild olives, and will continue so till they are grafted anew, and so planted by a power from above. Never any good tree grew of itself; it is the planting of the Lord, and therefore he must in it be glorified. Isa. 61:3” (Psalm 46:4) “There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.”
