PLANTED BY GOD’S WATER!

Jeremiah 17:8 – Devotional

Jeremiah 17:8

“For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when the heat comes.”

Someone has observed that happiness is the result of something good or pleasing happening, but joy is the choice a person makes in spite of what happens. Many people appear as if they had been “baptized in vinegar.” For Christians, this way to act is a terrible witness to non-believers.

I have said it before and I will say it again; “The way we live is far more effective than what we say.” I do not want to imply that we are not to share our faith with others, but it also needs to be reflected in how we live.

All too often we have seen prominent religious figures that were vocal supporters of holy living, sadly to be exposed participating in the various sinful practices they have preached against.

I would like for each of us to prayerfully answer the following questions: If Jesus was standing beside us, would He be pleased with the things we say? The music we listen to? The programs we watch on television? The things we read? The activities we engage in? The people we associate with? This could go on and on couldn’t it? I pray that we will plant our roots deep in His Word!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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