像棕树发旺！44/365

像棕树发旺！44/365

诗篇 92:1-3, 12-15 CUNPSS-神

“称谢耶和华！ 歌颂你至高者的名！ 用十弦的乐器和瑟， 用琴弹幽雅的声音， 早晨传扬你的慈爱； 每夜传扬你的信实。 这本为美事。

义人要发旺如棕树， 生长如 黎巴嫩 的香柏树。 他们栽于耶和华的殿中， 发旺在我们神的院里。 他们年老的时候仍要结果子， 要满了汁浆而常发青， 好显明耶和华是正直的。 他是我的磐石，在他毫无不义。”

棕树

“棕树(Phonix dactylifra) 是中东地区最有用的植物，也是行经沙漠的人，最乐意看到的植物。棕树的旁边有荫凉，可以遇到泉水，找到食物。棕树又称为棕榈树，植株的高度约15-25公尺，树干负载强度不高，不能作栋作梁，却可作大门的边柱。”

棕树生长4-7年之後，就开始结果子(dat，或称为枣子、海枣)，从2-4月开始结果後，分批成熟，可以多次采收。棕树的果子很多，每株每年约可采收80-120公斤，果子内含有植物性纤维一直链性多醣类)，可以降低人体对醣类的吸收，减少糖尿病的风险。

棕树的根部非常的深，可达10公尺以下，可以吸到深处的地下水，生长在年降雨量低於200厘米的沙漠里，棕树在海边，或盐湖，也能吸到供应生长所需要的淡水。关键在其根毛细胞能够合成高浓度的胺基酸，使细胞内的渗透压(osmotic prssur)比海水的渗透压高。希伯来文称棕树为taw-mawr，意即「直立」

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反思

这篇诗是在安息日的颂赞诗。诗人知道义人在主里能发旺，恶人却要被毁灭。所以，主要我们像棕树稳固，像香柏树丰盛！让我们的生命如同这些树一样！

1）站立得稳！

义人要像棕树正直，如同棕树站立得稳。因为树根深，在沙漠也能生存。我们要有这样的属灵生命。基督徒要扎根在神的话语，站立得稳，拥有“领袖”的素质。基督徒的影响不是在最好的时候看得到，是在最艰难的时候彰显出来！

2）积极热忱！

香柏树栽在神的殿，满了汁浆而常发青，显明神的真正和荣耀！属神的人要有一种积极热忱的态度来侍奉神。成为一个能带给别人盼望的人！

3）多结果子！

在对的季节，对的时间，棕树就会结出果子。我们的生命就是要结出果子才会丰盛！不结果就会断承。我们要好好带领，好好结出果子来！

祷告

主啊！感谢祢教导孩子要像棕树一样稳固，茂盛！让孩子能在沙漠生存，能成为别人的祝福。奉耶稣的名，阿们！

棕树, 诗篇

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The wicked will perish but the godly will flourish!

Psalms 92:11-14 NLT

My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents. But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. For they are transplanted to the LORD’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green.

Study

1) Palm trees - they flourish well in the courts of The Lord! They grow well in deserts and stand tall in drought. They don’t grow fast but grow steadily and upright. The palm leaves were signs of victory in biblical times and used in the triumphant entry of Christ in Jerusalem.

2) Cedars - These are strong trees and are material for the building of God’s temple. They withstand storms and continue to remain evergreen in storm and frost.

3) courts of The Lord - “Solomon covered all the walls of the "Holy of Holies” round about with palm trees. They were thus planted, as it were, within the very house of the Lord; and their presence there was not only ornamental, but appropriate and highly suggestive. “ W M Thomson

Reflection

Here is a psalm of praise to be sung in the Sabbath. The psalmist reminded us to give thanks to God and remember Him in the Sabbath. For the wicked shall perish but the godly will flourish! The picture of the palm and cedar speaks so much of how the godly will continue to stand strong in the midst of adversities. These trees stay ever green in drought and storms! They flourish well in the courts of God! Disciples of Christ are not like "strawberries”, which turn bad easily. They are strong, tough and upright! They grow well with very little resources and thrive in stormy times! Indeed, a great man of God is most clearly seen in the difficult times, not in peaceful times.

Prayer

Lord, let me flourish well in Your Presence! Let me grow like the palm trees, that stand upright and grow tall in the desert. Let me be strong like the cedar that can handle storms and be used to build God’s house. Let me learn from these imageries , to know that godliness comes from within and never wavers by outward circumstances! Bless my bros n sis to be like palm trees and Cedar trees, staying evergreen in their faith! In Jesus’ Name, amen!