I am greatly encouraged by those words (vv.12-14), because I get older, I want my life to count more and more for Jesus.

God tells to be like palm trees. That means we should be planted — “painted in the house of the Lord” (v.13a). We must abide in Christ, whose roots are in the spiritual. We should also be productive. “They should be fresh and flourishing” (v.14b) — fruitful trees to the glory of God. Palm trees stand a lot of abuse, storms and wind. The wind that breaks other trees bends the palm trees, but then it come back up. Palm trees have roots that go down deep to draw up the water in the desert area. They can survive when other trees are dying. And palm trees just keep on producing fruit.

Finally, we should be flourishing “in the courts of our God” (v.13).. Allow the Lord to make you fresh and flourishing. Have roots that go deep. You can stand the storms and still be fruitful, feeding others from the blessing of the Lord.

God want you to grow like strong, productive trees that bear much fruit. He wants your roots to grow deep to draw nourishment from His hidden spiritual resources.