Happy Thanksgiving Week. I have accomplished a lot of work this week honestly, however, blogging here has not been one of those evidenced ways!!
Chapter 47 points us to the text about the well-watered tree, producing its fruit in season. A well-attended heart lives in the same moment as this tree, able to withstand the stuff of life that happens above ground, by being well rooted in God.
Chapter 48 addresses the state of our being and references several Psalms that speak about the condition of our soul in any moment. Our soul can be in anguish, weary, thirsting for God, longing and yearning for God, waiting for God and so many more. It’s an invitation to acknowledge our soul’s condition and ask God for help. Reminding us to put our hope in God, be awake, or find rest or simply praise Him.
Chapter 49 invites us to consider the longing of our soul. It’s a familiar cry with everyone a need to belong, a plea for hope, a cry to be loved, be seen, to have a sense that my life matters. People spend their days spinning their wheels only to discover that all of this is met thoroughly with Christ. The endless quest for beauty, strength, importance in me comes from understanding our place in Christ. Society asks us to settle for the false answers that the world offers.
Chapter 50 is a bit different than the other three but certainly revolves around our interaction with others. The title really goes a long way into the explanation “Abandoning Outcomes”. So much of the anxiety of life is about unmet expectations. The invitation from the Lord’s Prayer is “Your Kingdom come; your will be done.” I think of the verse that says, “Your boundary for me falls in pleasant places.” The capacity to be thankful for what comes from Gods hand. What a gift. It reminds me of a song…
A well watered tree living in perseverance and thriving!!
Truth, Grace, and Time 