Saturday, October 17, 2009

Genesis--tree of life

Genesis-- Gen.2:9 we have God's original plan. 3 trees here beautiful trees, tree of life, tree knowledge of good and evil. I remember when we moved to a house in Fla. there was a tree in the front yard, it appeared to be a good tree. it was loaded with oranges. We liked it. Then the owner told us that the tree is no good. It was not the tree at all it was a huge sour that grew out of the tree. just as big as the tree probably was, but the original tree was gone. The fruit on this sour tree was bad. it was sour. That reminds of the Matt. 7:16 passage, you shall know them by their fruits. compare Ps. 1:2-3 notice here that the law is not the law of Moses but is the whole word of God. meditate on the word day and night will prosper you. it is fertilizer for you who are like a tree. Isa. 61:3 we are beauty, joy,praise to God, no heaviness. trees of righteousness. We have the promise of Rev.22:14 One day we shall eat of the tree of life which is now in the paradise of God. We have a important action of faith to take, we must come out of the groves. A grove is where trees that are evil are standing. They represent idolatry and other gods. Ex.34:13 The groves must be destroyed. The worship of Baal the most popular heathen god, is a representative of Satan. He offers the kingdoms of the world to those who follow him. Sounds like Matt. 4:8-10. The temptation of Jesus. Ps.1:2-3 tell us in the word we shall prosper. In Jn.15:7 If you abide in me (Christ) and my word abides in you, you shall ask what you will and it shall be given you. We also must not worship trees of any kind. Jer. 10:2-5 . learn not the ways of the heathen. Ps. 92:12-14 the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. even in old age bear fruit and fat and flourishing-- meaning fig. prosperous.

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