"Firmly Planted"

"And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." (Psalms 1:3) First things first; the 'and' is much like a 'therefore'; therefore we must ask what the 'and' is referring to, because there were two points to the previous verse that were mentioned: one was about meditating on the Word (the law) day and night, the other one, which I believe is far more important, was that "his delight is in the law (WORD) of the LORD". Yes, I said that it is far more important for our delight to be in the Word, then how often during the day that we read it, or meditate upon it. Jesus, speaking to the Jews that wanted to kill Him for making Himself equal with God, said, "Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me. And you will not come to Me, that ye might have life". (John 5:39 & 40) Been there; done that! As I have shared before, I was a Bible Reading Fool before I came to a Jesus Christ; all the reading I could do, could not save me. And too, our reading and meditating upon the Word will not keep us from going astray if we do not "delight in His Word". This word 'delight' is more than just a word that means pleasure, but is one of desire; a longing for the Word of God to take root in our lives and change us, and to make us conformable to His Word. It is reading and meditating upon His Word for a purpose. Then, and only then, are we "planted by the rivers of water"; which, by the way, the "Rivers of Water" represent the Word of God. The point is one of washing in the Word; yet, there is also a constant supply of moisture for the roots to be made strong. The thing about a river, which is always flowing, is that it is always moving by and bringing new life; whereby, there is always newness and revelation into what we are in Christ. "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe according to the working of His mighty power, which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, which is the body, the fullness of Him that filled all in all." (Ephesians 1:17-23)