Would You Like to Flourish?

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Greetings and salutations! What does it mean to flourish? It means to be green, thrive, grow, increase, prosper, do well, enlarge, or multiply. Who wouldn’t want to experience this?

Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. (Psalm 92:13-15 NKJV)

The word fresh means: full of oil or fruit; fat. In modern times, fresh means: new, clean, unmarked, unsullied, innovative, inventive, or creative.

1. The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree; He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. (Psalm 92:2 NKJV)
2. He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage. (Proverbs 11:28 NKJV)
3. The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish. (Proverbs 14:11 NKJV)

These are promises of God for the righteous. These verses explain that when we are planted in God’s house (His family), we’ll receive these wonderful blessings:

• We’ll bear fruit in old age;
• We’ll be fresh – fruitful, innovative, creative;
• We’ll thrive, grow, increase, and prosper – spiritually, physically, and emotionally;
• We’ll have a heart to declare that God is upright, and that there’s NO unrighteousness in Him;
• We’ll know Him as our rock, our anchor;
• Our tent (home, household) shall flourish.

Plant yourself in the house (family) of God. Center yourself in God’s will for your life, and become a functioning member of your local church. Serve God as a member of the body of Christ, and enjoy the blessings that the Father pours upon you according to these verses!