Psalm 92:1 It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5 How great are your works, O LORD, how profound your thoughts!
6 The senseless man does not know, fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
8 But you, O LORD, are exalted forever.
9 For surely your enemies, O LORD, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
10 You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured upon me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, "The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him."
Devotional:
This psalm compares human life to the plants and trees of the field. The wicked are compared to grass (v. 7), and in Palestine grass does not flourish. It's here today and withered tomorrow. But the righteous are compared to palm trees and cedars (v. 12), which represent longevity. They are symbols of eternal life, "planted in the house of the LORD" (v. 13).
Trees must bear fruit. As trees of the Lord, we bear fruit by honoring our Maker and helping others. This is the purpose of life.
The Old Testament has little to say about the hereafter; it's more concerned with the here and now. Right now, the psalm says, it is already clear who has life and who doesn't. The wicked are like grass, but the righteous are like fruit-bearing trees. They feed on the covenant mercies of God. They bear fruit in old age.
Every age has its temptations. Teenagers certainly have temptations, but senior citizens have them too. Seniors especially like to remind each other of how good things used to be and how poor everything has become. Seniors must therefore pray, Lord, keep my tongue from complaining about church and government. Keep me rooted in your house, grounded in your love. Then my mouth will offer fruits of praise. And my steps will leave a trail that others will want to follow.
I would like to point out the comparison between how men bear little and immature fruit in their youth, and more mature fruit as they age..
It is incredible that the types and likenesses Abba YaHUaH (YHUH) created in the creation and man, were used of Ha Mashiach [The Messiah] as the basis of His comparison analysis, or parables, to Authenticate the Authority of His Word, Ministry, and Being!
Who else but Elohim could produce and demonstrate such wondrous knowledge before His Creation..
Please keep in mind how the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and the Tree of Life, both demonstrate, the differences between good and delicious fruit, and fruit that is unedible.
Who wants to eat a rotten apple?
"Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." [Mattityahu/Matthew 7:16-23]
Some men are designed to demonstrate ROTTEN FRUIT THAT WILL ACTUALLY MAKE YOU ILL, IF YOU GET NEAR IT, and others are designed to demonstrate DELICIOUS HEALTH GIVING FRUIT.
Are you a piece of fruit that is life giving, or rotten and worthless?
