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Psalm 1:3b (AMP), "And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity]."

Friday... Oh we love this!

We love to take portions of scripture and revel in what they say. But many times it is not the whole story. The principle of cause and effect is so important. But many in the day in which we live want the benefit without living out the cause. And that is a real problem

Now here is the whole, the cause. Psalm 1:1-2 (NLT) says, "O the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in the mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night." In other words, they read and do what the Bible says.

Verse 2 in the Amplified Bible says, "And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night." That is what we do and then this is what we get. Verse 3 says, "And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season; it's leaf does not wither; and in whatsoever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity.]" The benefit comes because of what we do.


Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NLT) says, "But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit."

Verse 7 in the Amplified Bible says, "Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the Lord and whose hope and confident expectation is the Lord." There it is, that is what we do and we will be blessed. 

And then verse 8, "For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out its roots by the river;" And this is so important to see. "And will not fear the heat when it comes; but its leaves will be green and moist. And it will not be anxious in a year of drought."

If and then and cause and effect are so important for us to understand and live by in this day in which we live. It really is. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


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