Source of Strength

Jeremiah 17:5-8

(5) This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord.

(6) He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.

(7) “But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.

(8) He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”

Verses 5-6:

            Source of strength: Man

-  Cursed is the one…

·         Who trusts in man

·         Who depends on flesh for his strength

·         Whose heart turns away from the Lord

            Result: Death

-  He will…

·         Be like a bush in the wastelands

·         Not see prosperity when it comes

·         Dwell in the parched places of the desert,

           in a salt land where no one lives

Verses 7-8:

            Source of strength: God

-  Blessed is the man…

·         Who trusts in the Lord

·         Whose confidence is in him

            Result: Life

-  He will be like a tree…

·         Planted by the water

·         That sends out its roots by the stream

·         Does not fear when heat comes

·         Its leaves are always green

·         Has no worries in a year of drought

·         Never fails to bear fruit

Who are you trusting today?

Memory Verse

But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,

whose confidence is in him.

~ Jeremiah 17:7 ~