Psalm 92
"The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the LORD they will flourish in the courts of our God."
(PSALM 92:12-13)
Psalm 92
A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
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Footnotes:
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the LORD,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The LORD is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.” For surely your enemies, O LORD,
surely your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.
10 You have exalted my horn[ But you, O LORD, are exalted forever. For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD;
I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5 How great are your works, O LORD,
how profound your thoughts!
6 The senseless man does not know,
fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be forever destroyed.
1 It is good to praise the LORD
and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 to proclaim your love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and the melody of the harp.
INSIGHT
SPIRITUAL GROWTH REQUIRES DISCIPLINE. BUT THE DISCIPLINE DOESN'T CHANGE US. IT JUST BRINGS US CLOSE TO JESUS, AND HE CHANGES US.
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
1 Samuel 1-2
Psalm 120
1 Corinthians 14a]
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Psalm 92:10 Horn here symbolizes strength.NEVER FORSAKEN [PART 2]with J.J. Jasper
What do you do when the very thing you fear the most becomes a reality? You can run from God and grow bitter, but you can also run into the arms of Christ. His power is perfected in weakness! like that of a wild ox;
fine oils have been poured upon me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
My wife is a plant rescuer. People bring troubled plants to her and ask her to bring them back to health. It's amazing to watch an orchid or African violet respond to a little attention. What's her secret? She cares about plants. Sometimes, when the owners return for their plants, they insist that the plant stay with my wife because "it's happier with you."
When we practice a spiritual discipline, it brings us closer to Jesus. It's not that we earn His favor by reading the Bible, praying or fasting, etc. These are simply factors that nourish us in our faith and in our life with Him. These are valuable steps, but He is the one who cares for us and creates the right conditions for us to grow. We naturally, or rather supernaturally, respond to being with Him.
Jesus invites us to abide with Him today, to bask in His grace. Spiritual disciplines help us enter His presence. As in the Psalm above, we grow "like a cedar of Lebanon" when we are with Him. And we never have to go back to our previous owner.
About the writer:
At age 20 Tom Petersen went into business with his father as a landscaper. For 19 years he grew in knowledge of the business and as a believer in the Lord, his father's example of patience and humility ever before him. Eventually, he applied for a teaching job at the school which was the first landscaping job he bid on. He's been teaching second grade students ever since and is back as an Anchor writer after his 2010 "Master Teacher" issue.
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