“But I am like a green [thriving] olive tree in the house of God.

I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.

I will thank you forever, because of what you have done.

In the presence of the faithful I will proclaim your name, for it is good.”  

Psalm 52:8-9 (NRSV)

 

 

To our fathers and father-figures may you always remember that you are secure in God.

The writer of Psalm 52:8-9 learned that relying upon God brought him strength and prosperity.

 

Psalm 52:8-9 reflects upon ‘Alternative securities’: human strength or divine love?

The flourishing tree (contrasted to the uprooted tree) is the image of one settled in

the presence of God, marked by trust, assured of divine unfailing love; characterized

by a tongue of praise, ever-expectant hope that God will be true to His name. This

person has good testimony among God’s saints…’             

J.A. Motyer (Old Testament Scholar and Author)

 

 

                           Psalm 52:8-9 described as ‘The destiny of the man of faith’. 

                                                                        John Walvoord, Roy Zuck (Bible Knowledge Commentary)  

 

 

Lord God, I pray for fathers and father-figures; brothers and uncles; mentors, coaches, etc. Help them to rely on You even more! Thank You for the honor they show Christ and in serving His Church. Give them strength for each day. Refresh their loved ones with hope and joy! Grant healing of wounds these godly men carry. Overflow their hearts and homes with laughter! When they sin, shower them with Your unconditional love and the peace of repentance.
Thank you for blessing our men to thrive “like trees planted by streams of water.” Amen.

 

                      “Happy is the man who has not followed the counsel of the wicked, or taken

                      the path of sinners, or joined the company of the insolent; rather, the teaching

                      of the Lord is his delight, and he studies that teaching day and night. He is like a

                      tree planted beside streams of water, which yields its fruit in season, whose foliage

                      never fades, and whatever it produces thrives.”  Psalm 1:1-3
                                   (The Tanakh) Jewish Publication Society English Translation of Old Testament

 

 

Happy Father's Day and Happy June!

 
Pastor Catherine