"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For 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, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."
Every harmattan season the land grows dry and dusty, yet some trees stay green. The difference is not in the branches you can see but in the roots you cannot. Jeremiah describes a person whose roots run all the way down to the river. When the heat comes, they are not shaken, because their life is drawn from a source the drought cannot touch.
This month is an invitation to go deeper. Not to do more, but to drink more deeply from the One who never runs dry. Our circumstances will change: seasons of plenty and seasons of drought. But a heart that trusts in the Lord keeps producing fruit in every season.
Prayer
Lord, I want to be planted by Your river. Draw my roots deep into You so that when heat comes, I will not be afraid. Teach me to trust You with my hope. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Today's step
Choose a fixed time and place for this month's devotionals, and protect it as an appointment with God.