The Righteous Shall Flourish Like The Palm Tree

Thought for Today - September 16, 2024
The Righteous Shall Flourish Like the Palm Tree
By: Robert A. Searles

"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; He shall grow like the cedars in Lebanon.  Those that be planted in  the house of the Lord shall flouish in the courts of our God.  They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing to show that the Lord is upright; he is  my rock, and there is no unrightreousness in him." Psalm 92: 12-15.

Who is there that can qualify as to being righteous so as to "flourish as  the palm tree"? None of us, to be sure - "As it is written, there is none righteous, no. not one." Romans 3:10. "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23.

There is only one truly righteous person in all the universe who can qualify to be blessed with this promise, and that is Christ. When we believe on him and confess our sin and receive him as our savior, then he, by his grace, is more than willing to forgive our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Then God imputes his perfect righteousness to us, and sees us only as being clothed in the righteousness of his beloved son, The Lord, Christ Jesus.

Our righteousness consists only in the righteousness of Christ if we have accepted his offer of cleansing and  salvation, and only as we abide in him and he in us can we claim the promise that "we shall flourish like the palm tree and be planted in the courts of our God"

Telehelp Publications Christian Literature Ministry
                                    Psalm 26: 7