Be Unkillable

"...but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither-whatever they do prospers"- Psalm 1:2-3 (NIV).

Our daughter and son-in-law gifted us with Canna bulbs and told us they had to get into the ground ASAP. My husband and I obediently planted them, then said a little prayer over them, because we've not been very successful with plants lately, even though we've watered faithfully. We Facetimed my brother later that night. He told us you couldn't kill or get rid of Cannas if you tried. He even used a rotter tiller to get his Canna bulbs up, laid out sod grass, and they still came up. They are an unkillable plant. Unlike us, God is the Master Gardener. Not only does He create the plant, but also the soil, the sunshine, the water, the fruit, and the seasons. Christians are an analogy of one of God's well-tended plants. He gives us all the necessary elements to thrive, and thrive we will, if we are obedient. Disobedience brings the leaf and fruit nibblers affecting our spiritual growth; our "leaf" withers and there is no progress in our faith. We should pray to be more of a "Canna" in the spiritual garden: Unkillable. Delighting in God's law is the same as anything else we delight in; we give our time and attention, our resources and strength, to the things we delight in. It should be the same when we're delighting in God.