And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. – Psalm 1:3
The Word doesn’t say what kind of tree. It just says he shall be like a tree.
Who?
The person talked about in Psalm 1:1-2.
This person’s “don’ts” are covered in verse 1:
doesn’t live by the advice of those who don’t think like God…doesn’t live like those who are alienated from God’s nature…and doesn’t sit with those who mock and scorn.
The “dos” are in verse 2:
Delights in the law of the Lord…Meditates on it day and night.
This person is shall be like a tree. A tree that begins life as a seed buried in obscurity. Watered and sunned, protected from being devoured. Quietly putting down roots in the places that nobody sees.
By the time they wee anything above the ground, the root system will be firmly in place.
And then it might be gradual developments of shoot into trunk into branches and leaves of a maturing tree.
Or maybe it will be the story of the bamboo tree. Nothing visible above the ground for 4 years, and then suddenly shooting up to 90ft in the 5th year.
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing…and then everything.
Growing when it looked as if nothing was happening.
You are a tree that’s been planted by the waters of the Word. Keep drinking it in and letting it do the work in you.
Before you know it, those who had written you off will be seeking shade and shelter under your canopy.