Fruit-Bearing in Season

Nehemiah 11-12; Psalms 1; Acts 3 

“…his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither…For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous…”

Psalm 1:2, 3, 6

There is a consistent, faithful fruitfulness in season for the people who walk with God and meditate on his Word. God’s Word becomes the food that nourishes their inner life. This hidden source of nourishment, like the root structure of a tree, draws life-giving nutrients and resources up into the life of God’s people so that they have new resources of love, patience, grace, and mercy for those they meet. Fruit trees produce seasonal crops in varied abundance, but don’t stress during quiet seasons of seeming dormancy. They are resting for the fruitful season ahead. When we live under the Lord’s watchful care as the gardener and overseer of our souls, we too can rest in the seasons of life, knowing that the Lord’s eye is upon us. Our life is in him.

“Lord Jesus, you are the Living Word and the fulfillment of the law of the Lord. My meditation is in you; my fruit-bearing capacity comes from your Word and Spirit within.”