[:en]ROOTED IN GOD
Jeremiah relates God’s people to the image of trees flourishing and perishing for those who either trust in the Lord or ignore His ways. Those who follow God will send their roots into soil near water and will bear fruit, but those who follow their own hearts will be like a bush in the desert. The prophet yearns that they would be “a tree planted by the water” (Jer. 17:5-8)
The “Father is the gardener” (John 15:1) and that in Him we can trust and have confidence (Jer. 17:7). May we follow Him with our whole heart as we bear fruit that lasts. – by Amy Boucher Pye.
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