There is no more impressive sight to behold than an aged tree, standing tall and picturesque in its magnificent glory. While others seem quite commonplace, like the trees and bushes in our yards, there are those that seem to have found a bit of immortality, archives of history. Yet, in all its luster, its life tells
a story of strength, power, and perseverance, as well as hardship, sorrow, and brokenness. We may find ourselves asking why God has chosen such, why has He separated this from all the others? What makes this one so much more unique than all the others? While we may never know precisely why, its rings and
discolored bands are reflection of its life, but buried deep within, hidden from obvious view are it roots that plumet some 10, 20, and 30 feet deep. Therein rests its hope, its yearning, and its timeless testimony.
The same can be said of us, as trees planted by the rivers of water, steadfast and immovable, abounding in the everlasting goodness of the Lord, knowing that He is able to keep us, as His chosen treasure, and quicken us even unto death, that the glory of His beauty be revealed in us, as we abide with all humility and grace, in the power of his might, and the glorious nature of his eternal presence.
The lyric to the song so graciously says.
I shall not, I shall not be moved.
I shall not, I shall not be moved.
Like a tree planted by the water.
I shall not be moved.
Today’s Podcast is titled.
The Cedars of Lebanon
Psalm 92:12-14
“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. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green.”
