Job 14:7-9 

 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.

 DAILY READING Luke 23:1-25; Genesis 41; Psalm 32

 The world’s oldest tree is found in Sweden. It has existed for thousands of years. It is not just one individual tree of great age, but rather a tree that has died severally and regenerated severally. What happens is that each time the trunk dies off, the root grows another new trunk. The trunk may after 600 years die off, but because the tree’s root always remains intact connected to water, after a number of years this root will sprout a new trunk. This new trunk again grows branches and leaves. Through this process, known as vegetable cloning, this tree has survived for thousands of years.

This is what The Bible clearly describes in Job 14:7 when it says,  ‘though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.’

The important thing for the tree’s continual survival is for the root to remain connected to water. The same thing happens when as a believer you are connected to the Word. No matter where you fail or get cut down, God says you can rise again, you can live again. The Bible says the righteous falls seven times, and still gets up. It doesn’t matter the pit where you fall into, through God’s Word, you can always rise.

The story is told of the old mule that fell into a deep pit. When the owner saw he couldn’t bring it out, he decided to bury the animal in the pit. But as he poured sand into the pit, the wise animal began to step on the sand. The more sand the owner poured to bury it, the more it stepped on the sand and rose higher until it was able to get out of the pit. What was meant to bury it became its stepping stone to liberty.

Maybe you have been cut down in your finances, health, or relationships. But what the enemy meant to bury you with can become stepping stones to your victory. It doesn’t matter how long that problem may have lingered, God can turn it all around to your good. The important thing is to remain connected to the Word of God. Because it is the Word that imparts faith into the heart and faith is the victory that overcomes the world.

Perhaps because of how old the problem has lingered men may have written you off, or you could even have written yourself off, thinking there can be no solution. But then God has not written you off. As long as you are still joined to the living, there is hope for you. You can still sprout again. You can still have your miracle. Maybe past years have not brought the desired solution, but let go of the past and face the brighter future. The past is a place of reference not a place of residence. Your car has a big windshield and a small rear mirror, because you are supposed to keep your eyes on where you are going, and less than where you have been. As Apostle Paul said, ‘forget those things that are behind you and press forward.’ There is hope for you. The Bible says everything works together for good, for those that love God. Do you love Him? Then, God is working out everything for your good.

 PRAYER: Lord, by the power from Your Word, let every dead situation in my life be revisited and revived, let the good seed You have planted within me come alive for manifestation in this season in Jesus’ name.  

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The study of the Word will keep shame and disgrace far from you.

 [ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK FAITH CLASSICS]