7 Benefits of Trusting The Lord

⁷ Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

⁸ For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. Jer.17

In the passage the bible used the picture of a tree to illustrate the life of a man who trusteth and hope in the Lord. Notice the way the bible put it - "blessed is the man." Not blessed is the G.O, pastor, professional, worker, minister, husband, wife but it said 'the man.' Our God is no respecter of persons. Anyone can qualify as the man.

Here, you find man receiving blessings without any physical work or response so to say. Only by trusting and hoping on the Lord, the bible likens the man to a tree planted by the waters. From that illustration, about six specific blessings meant for the man that trusts and hope in the Lord can be identified.

1. He shall be as a tree

A tree, and not a branch, stem or leaf.

Why a tree? The concept of tree is very broad and significant to us as believers no wonder God always use it to describe the state of His children. A tree is the reason for the existence of root, leaf, and fruit. In other words, the products of a tree are its roots, leaves, and fruits.

Nothing will exist without that man. The life and destiny of many will depend on the man that can but trust and hope in the Lord. When God said, he shall be as a tree, it means that the sustenance of many will be on him as he trusts in the Lord. The tree is the provider of many things among which is food, shelter, wellness, money, energy and others not mention. You are a tree as a child of God.

2. A tree planted by the waters

Prominent among the elements of photosynthesis is water. It is impossible for plant to survive without water. The water is the word of God. Nobody stays by the waters and suffers thirst. You cannot dwell by the waters of the word of God and suffer thirst. It is the water of life that quenches our thirst. When you drink from it you will thirst no more.

3. He shall spread out her roots by the river

The river is for permanent sustenance and nourishment. By staying close to the waters the tree will enjoy some form of sustenance but when it takes root into the river there is permanent sustenance which can only be truncated if the river ceases to exist. The riverside is always cool no matter the heat.

The river is the Holy Spirit. There is a level of blessings you will receive when you read the word of God at the realm of letters but when you get to the spirit realm the heaven will be your limit. The same way there is an understanding you will get when you read the word of God as letters but when you switch to the spirit you will get a better and superior understanding.

It is always good that believers take a step further to enter into the spirit realm of the word of God.

4. He shall not see when heat cometh

The world is full of heat. Anytime you are overwhelmed by the heat around you, it is because you are shifting trust and hope from the Lord.

Please, notice that the bible did not say heat will not come, but it said, he shall not see when it comes. The fact that the tree is planted by the waters and rooted in the river does not prevent the heat from coming to harass it. The heat is part of the weather conditions that forms the climate over a land.

What makes the difference is that this man no longer lives by the events around him but by the strength and sustenance from the word of God and Holy Spirit.

5. His leaf shall be green

This is because he no longer receives strength from the environment. He shall enjoy all round fruitfulness. No more dryness or withering of leaves. There is nothing like famine of resources for his growth and development.

6. He shall not be careful in the year of drought

Because he now operates from an entirely different environment, his existence and survival is a function of the river and water which are his host and not on the environment around him. Jesus told the woman of Samaria that there is water that put permanent end to the human thirst. Jn.4:10-14.

Success in the world is built around what you know and do but I tell you it is not going to be about what you know or do but about your source of strength.

7. He shall not cease from yielding fruit

All round fruitfulness as a result of its green leaves. It takes faith to comprehend the word of God. Do not narrow your faith to one aspect of God. God is dynamic and there are many sides to Him. If God can protect you He can also heal you. The same God that gave you salvation can give you wealth with it.

Faith helps us to enjoy the full benefits of the work on the cross. Jesus said, “have faith in God” It is faith that helps us to enjoy the full benefits of the work of the cross. "Jesus said, have faith in God."

This is the picture of the man who trusts and hope in the Lord. This is the word of God not that of a man. The word of God is the only authentic word for you to trust and belief. No man can survive in this wicked world without the word of God!

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