Scripture Reading: Jonah 4 The Lord God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was veryRead More…
Pleasant and Good
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 55 “Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow.” Isaiah 55:13 Several passages in Isaiah warn God’s people about the destructionRead More…
Like Poplar Trees
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 44:1-23 “I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring. . . . They will spring up . . . like poplar trees by flowing streams.” Isaiah 44:23 WesternRead More…
Is There No Healing?
Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 8:4-22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people? Jeremiah 8:22 Think of aRead More…
Accomplished and Mature
Scripture Reading: Psalm 1 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season. . . . Psalm 1:3 When students graduate from high schoolRead More…
As Soon as You Hear the Sound
Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 5:17-25 “As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone outRead More…
Hope for a Tree
Scripture Reading: Job 14:1-12; 19:25-27 “At least there is hope for a tree: if it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.” Job 14:7 IRead More…
Ordinary Circumstances
Scripture Reading: Judges 6:11-24 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak . . . where . . . Gideon was threshing wheat. . . . Judges 6:11Read More…
Restraint
Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 20 Do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can eat their fruit. Deuteronomy 20:19 In this passage in Deuteronomy we find the LordRead More…
The Best Yet to Come
Scripture Reading: Exodus 37:1-2, 10-11, 17-28 On the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. . . . Exodus 37:20 My grandmother had a special ring thatRead More…