Psalm 129:6; 1 Peter 1:24-25

Psalm 129:6
Let them be like grass in shallow ground that withers before the harvest. (The Message)

1 Peter 1:24-25 The old life is a grass life, its beauty as short-lived as wildflowers; Grass dries up, flowers droop, God's Word goes on and on forever. (The Message)

Somewhere up in the 4 ft range over our garage doors, we have a small beam sticking out about 3 ft and for the last few years a small tree has been growing out of it. Every year it's a little taller and gets green leaves and like all the trees now, the leaves have fallen off. And each Spring I wonder if the tree is going to be alive and how much longer it will live because there is only so much nutrient in that beam vs the deep soil.

For me Psalm 129:6 is saying without roots, grass growing in shallow ground can wither especially during times of drought and for us without God, we can wither during times of trouble.

Then 1 Peter 1:24-25 talks about grass dying and flowers drooping at the end of the summer season and how short their lives are. Again early death.

So how short are our lives on earth? Can we stay upright during storms like a tree? Can we live without water and food? Do we want to die/wither/droop like flowers and grass?

Like the roots for trees. No roots-no staying upright in storms, no nutrients or water-no life. Or a very short one. God is our roots. He can keep our feet planted squarely in the ground which gives us the opportunity to grow every day. Our lives are short on here earth, so let's not be like my little tree growing from the beam. Let's not live in such a way that we can't grow. God's Word (NIV) stands forever. So let's choose the roots that will feed and strengthen our lives. That little tree doesn't have a choice of how or where it lives, but we do.

Nancy