He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers. [Psalm 1: 3]
The psalmist continues to speak about the person of faith. In verse 3 he is compared to a tree, planted by streams of water.
The tree isn't just growing near a stream; it has been planted by streams of water, and from them it gets its life. The picture is of the Christian who has been put in exactly the right place to receive the spiritual food needed. And for us the water is the Holy Spirit who was given when we first believed in Christ and who lives in us.
I was reminded of these words from John 4:
Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
The well-watered tree is fruitful and its leaves do not wither – because its roots can absorb the water it needs.
How are you doing? Are you fruitful? Are your leaves withering? Many of us go through times when life is hard and when we produce very little fruit. Yet the source of our lives as Christians – the water, the Holy Spirit – is still readily available.
Lord, fill me with your Spirit. Help me to be fruitful.
David Long
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