A Prayer of Flourishing and Finishing Well: Psalm 92-Supplication through the Scriptures
A Prayer of Flourishing and Finishing Well Psalm 92 No heart has so much joy as that which abides in the Lord Jesus. Fellowship with the stem begets fertility in the branches. If a man abide in Christ he brings forth much fruit. Charles Spurgeon If we could look into the future or fast forward 10 years, 20 years, 30 years from now, what do you hope your life looked like? What do you wish you would be doing for the Lord? What character qualities do you desire to see in yourself? What are you doing now to encourage the spiritual growth you desire for yourself? Psalm 92 gives a description of a righteous man. He is one who flourishes like a palm tree, growing like a cedar in Lebanon, planted in the house of the Lord, flourishing in the courts of God, yielding fruit in old age. This description is full of vitality. Flourishing means to grow luxuriantly, to thrive, or to be in a state of activity or production (Merriam-Webster). The righteous man, the one who lives in close proxi...