Tree Firmly Planted; Day298
October 18, 2009 Leave a comment
Psa 1:1 BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather.
Psa 1:2 But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night. [Rom. 13:8-10; Gal. 3:1-29; II Tim. 3:16.]
Psa 1:3 And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity]. [Jer. 17:7, 8.]
There is a personal problem that I am trying to solve and I have not told anyone about it yet. Maybe one day someone can debug my complicated life and give me some insights on what to do. I am not expecting anyone to look into it (now that I mention it here because I know my lifeline connection never fails me). I won’t be needing any counsel because my Counselor is a better counselor that anyone else. When a person gave his /her life to Christ and start living a life filled with obedience, the people around this person will become agitated, confused, angry, hostile sometimes and not because of what he/she feels but because the enemy (the devil) is mad about what is going on. I know for a fact that the devil is real. They are around us waiting for us to make mistakes, waiting for us to fall, waiting for us to say a bad and negative comment and point us that we are not who we are-the new creation. I live through this every minute in my life both work and home and I know that I have to be very careful in my walk so that I may not fall into hypocrisy. I don’t claim myself to be so perfect, I am trying to be perfect because that is expected from every believer but I am nowhere near perfect. But I will tell you one thing though, I have PEACE inside me deeper than anyone can imagine. The Word for today explains it all.
Some guidelines to follow:
1. Walk in the counsel of the God (not men) – meaning, don’t consult Wall Street if you want to prosper or don’t lookup ideas built by principles outside the Bible. Lined it up with the Word and you will never fail or don’t make a critical decision without praying to God.
2. Stay in the pathway of Righteousness (at all times even when your friends and family disown you)
3. Meditate on His Word day and night (know–>believe—>then apply)
The end results-imagine a tree with auto drip of tiny water going to the roots, the tree is healthy and there will be fruits coming from that tree.
The key thing is prosperity, everything he does prosper. Can you imagine that? Whatever endeavor you are undertaking, may it be a simple lowly business of yours or an impossible dream that you are contemplating or a small retirement project that you are planning for life or a future job that you’ve been looking/waiting. I’ve seen a tiny bit of this and I am always have a “WOW” word when it happens. There is one for you, search for it.
MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Celebration Church
2. 3 Mile Recovery ride (leg workout)
3.
0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Sleep
0600, Sleep
0700, Breakfast; journal;
0800, 3Mile leg workout
0900, Celebration Church
1000, Celebration Church
1100, Grocery shopping
1200,
1300,
1400,
1500, Read: SBS2003 Admin
1600, Read: SBS2003 Admin
1700, Read: SBS2003 Admin
1800, Yardwork
1900, Yardwork
2000,
2100,
2200,
2300,
2400, Sleep