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Read: Galatians 6: 12-18
The world rewards quick success; God rewards long-term faithfulness.
In the late 19th century, a former student of Oxford University became the Lord Chancellor of England. One of his classmates became Britain's Foreign Secretary. A third gained an international reputation as an author. A fourth, Temple Gairdner, was perhaps the most gifted of his classmates but did not achieve fame and influence. Why? He accepted Jesus as his Savior and live as a missionary in obscure and dangerous places.
Gairdner could have become as well-known as his fellow students. But when he decided to become a missionary, he wrote to his sister, "I have found ambition dreadfully difficult to cope with. It seems so natural, especially with one's upbringing and education, to look forward to making a mark and a name, and so awfully hard to resign oneself to living and dying tucked away in some corner."
We probably will not be called upon to make that kind of sacrifice. But are we willing to serve our Savior in radical obedience? To serve Him faithfully we must put aside our own interest. We don't need to be famous. But we do need to be faithful whatever God calls us.
BLESSINGS OF RIGHTEOUS
BLESSINGS OF RIGHTEOUS
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This is from the book of Psalms 92.
1. They shall flourish like a palm tree (v.12). In barren soil it is watered deep at the roots. The fruit of the palm provides a great part of the diet of the east. The stones are ground down for the camels; the leaves are made into baskets; the hard boughs or the strong leaves, 6 to 8 feet in length, are use to make fences; the juice makes arrack, a very strong Oriental liquor; the treads of the leaves make ropes; and the wood makes building material or firewood.
This is from the book of Psalms 92.
1. They shall flourish like a palm tree (v.12). In barren soil it is watered deep at the roots. The fruit of the palm provides a great part of the diet of the east. The stones are ground down for the camels; the leaves are made into baskets; the hard boughs or the strong leaves, 6 to 8 feet in length, are use to make fences; the juice makes arrack, a very strong Oriental liquor; the treads of the leaves make ropes; and the wood makes building material or firewood.
2. They shall grow like the cedars of Lebanon, which extremely long-lived. Some are suppose to be as old as 1,000 years. They grow 80 to 100 feet tall and 40 feet around the trunk. They express the ideas of majesty, durability, incorruptibility, and stability.
3. They shall flourish in the courts of God (v 13). They will be promoted, excelling in all areas of life, admired, honored, respected and they are in God's favor.
4. They will still bring forth fruit in old age (v 14). They produce quality fruits. Whatever they will do and wherever they'll go they prosper. Businesses will grow and multiply.
5. They shall be fat and flourishing. Their needs will be provided and supplied. Their tables were filled with foods. They are healthy.
3. They shall flourish in the courts of God (v 13). They will be promoted, excelling in all areas of life, admired, honored, respected and they are in God's favor.
4. They will still bring forth fruit in old age (v 14). They produce quality fruits. Whatever they will do and wherever they'll go they prosper. Businesses will grow and multiply.
5. They shall be fat and flourishing. Their needs will be provided and supplied. Their tables were filled with foods. They are healthy.
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