Scripture for Today, 12-14-20: Trees

12/14/2020

"He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." Psalm 1:3

"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" Jeremiah 17:8

"Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth." 1 Chronicles 16:33

"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life." Proverbs 13:12

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.” (John 8:12). A tree naturally seeks light. We can follow their example and seek the Light of the world.

"Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past and the true light now shineth." 1 John 2:8

God said to Adam, "Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, "Thou shalt not eat of it." Cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life." Genesis 3:17

"In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations." Revelation 22:2

Revelation 22:14
"Blessed [are] they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life,
and may enter in through the gates into the city."
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On March 11, 2011 Japan's 9.1 Magnitude earthquake and tsunami off the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island, destroying a nuclear power plant which caused widespread damage on land and initiated a series of large tsunami waves that devastated many coastal areas of the country, causing nuclear waste to be dumped into the ocean and some 20,000 souls to be lost. Source Britannica here