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Sidestepping the "lynch mob"
Evergreen Christians - Friday, July 8th, 2011
As written and presented by Mary Whelchel
If you live up north, like I do, you develop a real love for evergreen trees, because in the midst of winter when everything else is bare and brown, that evergreen tree is still tall and green, giving color and life to the otherwise bleak winter scene. Jeremiah liked evergreens too. And he made a beautiful analogy for us using the evergreens; it's found in Jeremiah 17:7-8:
'Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.'
I really want to be an evergreen Christian, don't you? One whose roots are so firmly entrenched in the Lord, that nothing turns my leaves brown or keeps me from bearing fruit. I want to learn to trust God so completely that whatever heat comes my way, I will have absolutely no fear! To come to the place where no amount of heat could turn my leaves dry, because my faith in God is rooted so deeply.
Of course, a tree like this doesn't grow overnight. It takes time to get those roots down deep into that water supply. If I'm ever going to be an evergreen Christian, it will take time and discipline to get my roots firmly entrenched in God's water supply. I want each day to find me digging in deeper, pushing my roots of trust down further into Jesus. I want to trust the Lord more each day so that I can be ever green and ever fruitful.
Are you in a situation that seems rather dry or cold or barren? Perhaps you're facing some unknowns. As you go through this experience, you have two choices: to worry and fear, and thereby shrivel up and get dry and brown. Or to trust God and push your roots deeper and deeper into that spring of living water, Jesus Christ. The only thing that makes sense is to trust God.
I challenge you to be an evergreen Christian, one that bears fruit and stays green regardless of the circumstances. You can do it if your roots are firmly entrenched in Jesus Christ, deeper every day.
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Do you want to get baptized in the Jordan River? Consider joining us November 7-16, 2011 in Israel for a tour of the Holy Land. We would love to have you join us. So gather your friends and family and sign up on our website just click here.
Please prayerfully consider supporting our ministry financially. Any amount is appreciated. You can go online at www.christianworkingwoman.org/donation to donate or call us at 1-800-292-1218.
As written and presented by Mary Whelchel
If you live up north, like I do, you develop a real love for evergreen trees, because in the midst of winter when everything else is bare and brown, that evergreen tree is still tall and green, giving color and life to the otherwise bleak winter scene. Jeremiah liked evergreens too. And he made a beautiful analogy for us using the evergreens; it's found in Jeremiah 17:7-8:
'Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.'
I really want to be an evergreen Christian, don't you? One whose roots are so firmly entrenched in the Lord, that nothing turns my leaves brown or keeps me from bearing fruit. I want to learn to trust God so completely that whatever heat comes my way, I will have absolutely no fear! To come to the place where no amount of heat could turn my leaves dry, because my faith in God is rooted so deeply.
Of course, a tree like this doesn't grow overnight. It takes time to get those roots down deep into that water supply. If I'm ever going to be an evergreen Christian, it will take time and discipline to get my roots firmly entrenched in God's water supply. I want each day to find me digging in deeper, pushing my roots of trust down further into Jesus. I want to trust the Lord more each day so that I can be ever green and ever fruitful.
Are you in a situation that seems rather dry or cold or barren? Perhaps you're facing some unknowns. As you go through this experience, you have two choices: to worry and fear, and thereby shrivel up and get dry and brown. Or to trust God and push your roots deeper and deeper into that spring of living water, Jesus Christ. The only thing that makes sense is to trust God.
I challenge you to be an evergreen Christian, one that bears fruit and stays green regardless of the circumstances. You can do it if your roots are firmly entrenched in Jesus Christ, deeper every day.
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Do you want to get baptized in the Jordan River? Consider joining us November 7-16, 2011 in Israel for a tour of the Holy Land. We would love to have you join us. So gather your friends and family and sign up on our website just click here.
Please prayerfully consider supporting our ministry financially. Any amount is appreciated. You can go online at www.christianworkingwoman.org/donation to donate or call us at 1-800-292-1218.
