The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord , they will flourish in the courts of our God.
Psalm 92:12-13 NIV
Grow like a Kauri... a mighty Totara... flourish like...
It's not the what that's important here but the where. Where is this hymn writer planted?
In God's house.
In His place
In prayer
In the Word
In His Community
This is where we flourish, thrive, grow...and become useful...where we put our roots down.
In our culture it's hard sometimes because we travel and move for all kinds of reasons.
But God's word is portable.
And if we seek out His people they can be found everywhere...
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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he ...
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