Be Still And Know

Jeremiah 17:7-8 '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.' We’ve all got a choice. We can rely on human beings or on God. Jeremiah is typically robust in his language on this subject and says that those who rely on mere humans are cursed. He compares them to stunted shrubs in the desert with no hope for the future (Jeremiah 17:6). They stand in marked contrast to those who root their life in God; those people are in a completely different place. They can look to the future with confidence knowing that they can withstand the hottest summer. They can be sure that whatever happens they will keep producing fruit. Of course, we all want to think that we are like trees planted along a riverbank. Who wouldn’t? We all want to believe that