Psalm 92:12 … Flourish & Grow (03/02/11)
To be truly at Peace with our lives, we must choose to “flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar.” (Psalm 92:12)
To do so, it is necessary to ……
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Have a live heart like the palm (2 Corinthians 4:16), and yet have a skin that is alive like the cedar, receptive to having empathy for the lives of others.
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Bend in the face of the winds of discord like the palm (1 Peter 5:6), and yet have the strength of the cedar — the faith & character to withstand any gale.
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Send roots (of worship) deep like the palm (Isaiah 37:31), and yet send those roots out broadly like the cedar to respectfully embrace the Truths of other faiths.
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Let your fruit (your actions) remain sweet (caring) throughout your lifetime like the palm (Psalm 92:14), and yet remain immune to the seasons like the cedar, remaining joyful in times of loss & defeat as well as during the harvests of blessing and victory.
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