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You Shall Floursh

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Scriptural Highlight: (Psalm 92:12_13) - "The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Labanon; plated in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the  courts of our God."

The name of our devotional  in this platform is Daily Flourish and the revelation behind it is simply our scriptural highlight for today. The word of God is telling us today the undeniable attributes of the righteous: they flourish.To flourish is to succeed despite obstacles, challenges or bad climate. To flourish is to bring forth praise unto God. Today's devotional will not be enough to exhaust what it means for the righteous to flourish what is important is for you to understand what God has made us to become.

Firstly, why did God compare the success of the righteous to that of palm tree?
  1. The palm tree is a tree whose growth is unique: In some conditions it may take long before it springs up but definitely it would spring up. There is nothing about palm tree to invite much attention. Even a mere observation, shows that others trees quickly outgrows the palm at the early stage but on the long run the  palm will catch up and later over tops all other trees. David said, "I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found (Psalm37:35-36). This is the case when you compare the palm tree with others. The palm is one of the most long lasting trees; it survives the severe conditions that kills others trees. Beloved, hear God's word to you today, as long as God is your source, your growth is unique, you can't be stopped nor hindered. What caused others to fizzle out in destiny will be the same thing that will distinguish you.
  2. The older the palm tree gets the better its fruits: The palm tree is indeed unique. While other trees tend to loose value with aging, the palm tree's fruits becomes more luscious, sweeter and abundant with time. It bears early and late-has an extended fruit season—does not bear fruit for itself; holds forth its fruitage in clusters, so that one can help himself to much or little as may be desired. How appropriate all this is to the righteous characteristic. The longer the Christian is in the way of the Lord, the sweeter and more abundant his fruitage—the fruits of the spirit—love, joy, peace, brotherly kindness and all those kindred virtues enumerated by the Apostle Paul. Come to the Christian early or late, in season or out of season, and secure this fruitage in large or small measure, as may be desired. We have not this fruitage for self, but for others in need. Here again we note the appropriateness of the text to the righteous characteristics. They (the righteous) "shall flourish like the palm tree." 
  3.  There are many more mind blowing characteristics of the palm. To read more go to this link
Just as we have highlighted, flourish is our character, it is who we are in Christ. We are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, called and set apart just for our God. Nothing can take that away from us. Flourish
Pray: Lord, according to your word, am destined to flourish in Christ Jesus; so shall it be for me in Jesus name.
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