5月31日
义人要发旺
义人要发旺如棕树，生长如黎巴嫩的香柏树。他们栽於耶和华的殿中，发旺在我们神的院里。他们年老的时候仍要结果子，要满了汁浆而常发青，
诗篇92：12-14
以色列的棕榈树被成为椰枣树，至少可以繁茂5000年。它们是旅行者避难所的象征，也是水果、糖浆、谷物、纤维和木材的丰富经济资源。它们的树叶经常被用于庆典之时。例如耶稣当年进耶路撒冷的那一天被称为棕树主日。
黎巴嫩曾经盛产香柏树。这些树很高大，一些甚至有120英尺高，并且根深蒂固。香柏树的材质以其美丽的红色、重量轻、有弹性、抗腐烂和驱虫害而闻名于世。跟随上帝的人犹如这两种树，根深叶茂，祝福满满。
今日祷告：
主耶稣，让我在你的里面深深扎根，并成为他人的祝福。阿们。
May 31 – Flourish
But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. For they are transplanted to the Lord’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green.
P S A LM 9 2 : 1 2 – 1 4
Palm trees in Israel are known as date palms, flourishing for at least 5,000 years. They are a symbol of refuge for travelers and an abundant economic resource for fruit, syrups, grains, fibers, and timber. Their leaves were used to celebrate victory, such as when Jesus entered Jerusalem on
what has come to be known as Palm Sunday.
Cedar trees were once abundant in Lebanon. They were tall (sometimes a 120 feet) and strongly rooted. Their wood was world renowned for its beautiful red color, for its lightweight yet resilient strength, and for being resistant to decay and repellant to insects. When people choose to root themselves in the patterns of God, they flourish and bless the world like these two types of trees.
Pray for the Day:
Lord Jesus, let me live a life rooted deeply into you so that I may be used to bless others. Amen.
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