But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.
—Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NLT)
When you trust in the Lord and have confidence in Him, you realize His blessings. You receive all of His strength for whatever comes against you. You stand firm against the enemy's attempt to destroy your faith. Like the roots of a tree seeking water for life, your soul searches, believes, and receives His living water. You persevere through whatever tries to impede you until living water overflows in your life. Once discovered, His living water, through the revelation of His Word and His Spirit, satisfies your soul with all you need to overcome any onslaught.
Your roots in God’s Truth anchor you strongly, and you live safely and securely in His will. His perfect love casts out any fear. You are like a tree planted by the water, continually receiving water for nourishment. Peace anchors you, and no circumstance creates fear. You continually draw from His well of living water and thrive in His Truth. No matter what may happen, your life remains pliable in His purpose. No worry grows where faith has taken root. You store His living water deep within so that in times of drought, you may draw from its truth. As you remain in Jesus, your life bears good fruit. Full of His peace, your life breathes and overflows with mercy and love.
Doesn’t this sound like an abundant life? To have a confident faith that overcomes all that comes against it and cannot be uprooted? To have a life that continually speaks His peace, remains calm in all seasons, offers hope to others, and shares His love?
The truth is this kind of faith—this kind of life—is promised in God’s Word. I will firmly establish deep roots in His Word and apply it to my life. I choose to place my trust and confidence in Jesus. I am so thankful He loved me first, long before I even knew Him. Into every fiber of my being, His love flows. I am strong because He is strong in me. I overcome because He overcame for me. No weapon that comes against me will uproot my confident faith in Him. Because I know that my righteousness is in Him alone, I shall condemn every lie that comes against me.
I refuse to let any bad thought, horrible circumstance, or tormenting feeling define my life. I must live above these and not beneath them. When something doesn’t agree with the Word in my heart, I take authority over it. I refuse to be a recipient of the devil’s organized torment. His torment won't reign in my life. Jesus tormented the tormenters. When faced with Jesus, the tormenters in the demoniac had to flee. Jesus reigns in me, not anxiety, not fear that torments, or difficult circumstances. When faced with difficult circumstances and tormenting feelings, I submit to the power of God within me, resist the enemy, and he flees. The love and goodness of God define my life and not the lies of the enemy. I know who I am in Jesus.
We live in a world that is subject to the deceiver. He comes to destroy us because we are created in God’s image. The deceiver is jealous of us because God loves us. God cast him out of heaven. God doesn’t cast us out. He gathers us to Himself and tells us to cast our cares upon Him because He cares for us. Jesus came to destroy the works of the enemy, and the enemy knows his time is short, so he comes to steal, kill, and destroy our faith. But he only has the power we allow. Jesus lives in us, and our life is not just getting by. God planned it to be abundant in Jesus.
Don’t embrace any untruth or lie the enemy presents to your mind. Submit to God, resist the deceiver, and he will flee. Place confident, persevering faith in Jesus. Never give up. You overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony. Believe your debt is paid in full. Believe you are safely secured in Jesus. Believe you are the righteousness of God in Him. Speak the blessings Jesus has done in your life. You are living above and not beneath. You have the abundant life Jesus died to give you.
Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be fresh and flourishing,
To declare that the Lord is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
—Psalms 92:13-15
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