More Than A Conqueror Devotional #2

January 4, 2010

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth its fruit in its season – Psalm 1:3

In David's first psalm he offers the description of a righteous man. In the third verse David compares the righteous man of God to a tree planted by the river that brings forth its fruit in its season. I am reminded of Genesis 1:11-12 when God commands the earth to bring forth the vegetation; “And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.” The fruit of the tree contains within itself the seeds necessary for its own reproduction. All that is required is that the seed be planted and watered. As righteous men and women of God as long as the Holy Spirit lives inside of us we can stand in the face of all adversity as Paul compels us to do in Ephesians 6:13; “Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” We can stand as a tree planted beside the rivers because as we are watered by the Word of God we can bear fruit and that fruit contains the seeds of the Holy Spirit that are able to reproduce our Lord's will in the lives of others. David was not simply painting a poetic image of a Christ-like disciple; David is encourages us to be steadfast in our faith and to produce good fruit as unto the Lord so that our Father's kingdom can grow here on earth.

We are more than conquerors today because the Spirit of Christ that lives inside each and every one of us that has received His greatest gift has the strength to stand. We can stand like a tree with deep roots planted beside a river. We will not be blown away with every wind of doctrine; we will not be consumed by the fire from trials that come to build our faith. We will stand and we will bring forth fruit. The Word of God that waters us grows fruit inside us and in turn once the fruit is ripened we should give it to someone else so that they may consume the seed and thereby produce their own fruit. You are able to stand and you are able to reproduce; a seed has just been planted in you. Go reproduce!