Luxuriant Growth

 

“May the Lord cause you to flourish,

    both you and your children.

 May you be blessed by the Lord,

    the Maker of heaven and earth.”

Psalm 115:14-15

 

The word ‘flourish’ can be defined as:

“to grow luxuriantly, to thrive”

What a wonderful picture of believer who is blessed by God.

Psalm 1:3 describes the person whose delight is in Gods’ word as:

“That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

    which yields its fruit in season

and whose leaf does not wither—

    whatever they do prospers.”

I have no doubt that you have probably experienced seasons where you didn’t feel like there was any growth let alone luxuriant growth in the things of God.

You did not feel like you were thriving but instead that it took everything you had just to survive!

I think we probably could all say – “Been there, done that!”

But often are greatest growth, the richest intimacy we can experience with God is when we are in those seasons that may seem dry, when we don’t ‘feel’ God.

As we persevere through the desert our roots grow deeper in search of that refreshing River of God.

Declare His word over your life today –

Say –

The Lord causes me to flourish;

and my children too!

I am blessed by the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth!