Psalm 92:1 (0) A psalm. A song for Shabbat:
2 (1) It is good to give thanks to Adonai
and sing praises to your name, ‘Elyon,
3 (2) to tell in the morning about your grace
and at night about your faithfulness,
4 (3) to the music of a ten-stringed [harp] and a lute,
with the melody sounding on a lyre.
5 (4) For, Adonai, what you do makes me happy;
I take joy in what your hands have made.
6 (5) How great are your deeds, Adonai!
How very deep your thoughts!
7 (6) Stupid people can’t know,
fools don’t understand,
8 (7) that when the wicked sprout like grass,
and all who do evil prosper,
it is so that they can be eternally destroyed,
9 (8) while you, Adonai, are exalted forever.
10 (9) For your enemies, Adonai,
your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.
11 (10) But you have given me
the strength of a wild bull;
you anoint me with fresh olive oil.
12 (11) My eyes have gazed with pleasure on my enemies’ ruin,
my ears have delighted in the fall of my foes.
13 (12) The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar in the L’vanon.
14 (13) Planted in the house of Adonai,
they will flourish in the courtyards of our God.
15 (14) Even in old age they will be vigorous,
still full of sap, still bearing fruit,
16 (15) proclaiming that Adonai is upright,
my Rock, in whom there is no wrong.
-------In the past when I have taken care of plants, they always died. But now I am trying to do some gardening. God has surprised me by teaching me some important lessons as I take care of my garden.
A seed does not begin to grow until it changes. Its outer shell breaks open so it can have roots and grow. I have learned that God helps me change so that I can serve Him better. He shows me how to rely on Him instead of relying on other people.
Seeds need the right amount of air, food, light and water to grow. It is the same in my Christian life. God has shown me that in order to grow spiritually, I need to be involved in Bible study, prayer, worship and service.
At the right time, a seed produces fruit. In the same way, I can produce "fruit" for God's kingdom. In Psalm 92 the writer compares good people to trees. In Psalm 92:14 he talks about these trees producing fruit. "Even when they are old, they will continue producing fruit like young, healthy trees." Throughout our lives, we can continue serving God in different ways.
You can produce "fruit" for God today. Use the gifts God has given you to serve Him.
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