Deeply Rooted (Psalm 1:3)

 

Psalm 1:1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, 

Nor stand in the path of sinners,

Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,

And in His law he meditates day and night.

3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its

 season

And its leaf does not wither;

And in whatever he does, he prospers.

4 The wicked are not so,

But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of

 the righteous.

6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,

But the way of the wicked will perish.

Have you ever seen a tree growing where there is little water? It relies mainly on rain

fall and dew for its sustenance. Consequently its roots grow close to the surface of 

the ground where the water source is. You often see these trees blown over by a big

wind because of the lack of depth of their roots.

A tree that is planted by streams of water has deep roots growing down to the water

source. Thus the tree receives constant nourishment and has the strength to 

withstand the storms.

The stream represents the law (the Scripture). When you plant the roots of your life 

deep within the Word you find yourself healthy, fully nourished, and able to withstand 

the storms of life.

The wicked is like the tree with little nourishment, but the righteous is like the tree that 

is firmly planted by streams of water. The wicked cannot stand against the storms of

life, but the righteous not only withstand the storms, but flourish. They produce fruit at

the proper time.

Each type of fruit has a season. They don’t all produce the same fruit, neither do the 

all produce at the same time. The righteous, regardless of what fruit God wants to 

produce through them, will produce the proper fruit in the proper season.

Do I want to produce fruit for the Kingdom? Yes! Therefore I must be well nourished 

and take in the good water (the Word) in order to do so.

Conversely, If I am following the path of the sinner I will be unhealthy and will produce 

bad fruit if I produce any at all.

You have fruit to produce, and only God knows what that fruit is and when its season

will be. How will you produce that fruit? How will you know when the time is right? 

You needn’t worry about that if you are, and continue to be, firmly rooted in the Word

of God. The tree firmly planted by streams of water does not concern itself with 

growing fruit or what season it is, it simply takes in nourishment and gains strength. 

The fruit comes naturally. It is the same with the righteous. Constant nourishment 

brings good health, and that health means the tree produces fruit at the proper time.

The result of this is that you are blessed, and what a great blessing!