A Tall Oak

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.  He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.  In all he does, he prospers.  Psalms 1:1-3

Every time I read this verse I get excited.  Excited in the sense that for someone who truly desires to follow God, there is the possibility of attaining something greater, something more fulfilling to this "Christian" life.  I want to be this man!  I want to be this guy who is "planted by streams of water."  Or put another way, planted by streams of living water.

Doesn't that sound so refreshing?  Isn't that what we desire in following Jesus?  Yet many times I feel that James 1:8 is more appropriate; "he is a double-minded man, unstable in all of his ways."  I don't like that.  I want to be planted, to be rooted deep and stable in my stance, stable in my thoughts and stable in my actions.  I want to drink the living water that nourishes, feeds, grows and builds a strong warrior for God.  And then He reminds me, long-term results only come from long-term commitments.

What are you committed to friend?  What are you willing to do to become the fruit bearing oak planted firmly in the stream of living water?  Enjoy your time with Him today.