Like a fresh breeze and cool water

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Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Selfcare”

Our Bible verse for today: “He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears fruit in its season and whose leaf does not wither.” Psalm 1:3 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Like a fresh breeze and cool water”

I love the image the Psalmist paints for us in Psalm 1:1-3. The full passage reads, “How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers! Instead, he delights in the Lord’s instruction, and he mediates on it day and night. He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.”

The prophet Jeremiah expressed the same truth in slightly different words in Jeremiah 17:7-8, “The person who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence indeed is the Lord, is blessed. He will be like a tree planted by the water: it sends its roots out toward a stream, it doesn’t fear when heat comes, and its foliage remains green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease producing fruit.”

The editors of the Pastor’s devotional book “Apples of God” offered this illustration which helps to highlight that truth expressed in Psalms and Jeremiah: “When you are working in the hot sun there will be a time when it becomes unbearable. Your shirt is drenched with sweat, you are covered with dirt, and the air is thick. The heat saps your energy, and if you don’t consume lots of liquids you become dehydrated and dizzy. Eventually, you would lose consciousness. When a cool breeze starts blowing, it feels luxurious. It is so refreshing, especially if you can enjoy a break in the shade and splash some cold water on yourself.”

They go on, “This is what God wants for us. Our lives are full of good things. But they can also be troublesome. We are in a battle, and we’re worn down and tired. God comes like a fresh breeze and cool water. He gives us renewed strength to continue the fight. Are you weary? Take a seat and wait on God.”

The number-one most important thing we can do in terms of selfcare is to spend time with God.  He will come to you like a fresh breeze and cool water. Can you feel God refreshing your soul?

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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