FLOURISHING IN TOUGH TIMES
A.
Jeremiah 17:5-8—We Flourish in Spite of the Times
1.
The cursed man
a.
He trusts himself.
b.
He has no heart for God.
2.
The result
a.
He is like a naked tree and a stunted shrub.
b.
No fruit, no hope, no future
3.
The blessed man
a.
He trusts God.
b.
He has a heart for God.
4.
The result
a.
He is like a thriving, productive, deep-rooted tree by the river.
b.
He has no worry, fear or concern.
c.
He constantly produces fruit, in spite of the economy.
d.
Verse 8 (MSG): “They’re like trees replanted in Eden, putting down roots
near the rivers—Never a worry through the hottest of summers, never drop
-
ping a leaf, serene and calm through droughts, bearing fresh fruit every
season.”
5.
Verse 8—Her leaf shall be green.
a.
Green
(HEB) = To fourish
b.
We fourish during tough economic times.
c.
Flourish
—Prosper, grow luxuriant
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d.
Luxuriant
(The Free Dictionary)
i.
Characterized by rich or profuse growth
ii.
Producing or yielding in abundance
iii.
Excessively forid or elaborate
iv.
English Dictionary: Extremely productive or fertile
B.
Psalm 92:12-15—The Righteous Flourish
1.
Flourish
(HEB) = To fower, blossom, break forth, spread out
2.
Enter into a state of prosperity
3.
To increase in wealth, favor and honor
4.
To grow vigorously and exuberantly, enlarge and expand
5.
To become extremely successful
C.
Psalm 1:3—We Always Flourish and Produce Fruit
1.
MSG: “You’re a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, never
dropping a leaf, always in blossom.”
2.
Psalm 52:8: “But I am like a green [HEB—
fourishing
]
olive tree in the house of
God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.”
3.
Proverbs 11:28: “He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall
fourish as a branch.”
a.
NIV: “The righteous will thrive like a green leaf.”
4.
Proverbs 14:11: “The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle
of the upright shall fourish.”
a.
Psalm 112:3 (NKJV): “Wealth and riches will be in his house, and his righteous
-
ness endures forever.”
b.
BBE: “A store of wealth will be in his house….”
c.
MSG: “Their houses brim with wealth and a generosity that never runs dry.”
5.
Jeremiah 17:8—For those who trust God in tough times:
a.
Brenton: “He shall be as a thriving tree by the waters.”
b.
BBE: “…he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be
green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.”
c.
GW: “…It will not stop producing fruit.”
d.
CEV: “…They bear fruit every year and are never worried by a lack of rain.”
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D.
Declare This Out Loud by Faith:
My life is fourishing.
My family is fourishing.
My health is fourishing.
My business is fourishing.
My fnances are fourishing.
My church is fourishing.
I am increasing in wealth, favor and honor.
I am growing vigorously and exuberantly.
I am enlarging, expanding and am becoming extremely successful.
I fourish and prosper in tough times.
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