Sun.’s Devo- A Tree of Life

Read: Pr. 13-15
I’ve heard “hope deferred makes the heart sick” all my life but few people finish the proverb. The punch line is, “but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.” The ending is the promise and the best part. It says to me that if you are hopping for something and it doesn’t seem to come when you think it will then keep holding on because in the end it will be so good it will bring endless life.
This year, 2015, is suppose to be the “turn around year” and the year of blessing. I have seen signs of this in some of the things I have been praying for for a long time, but there are still some biggies out there that are not turning as fast as I would hope. Even though we are half the way through the year, it seems that God doesn’t really work till the end. It’s like he holds the best present for the last grand finale. So if you are one of those who have not seen your mountain dissolve into the sea yet…hold on. It will come. In 14:27 it says that the fear of the Lord is a fountain of life. So let’s continue fearing God with faith that He will finish what He started because He always does. He it totally faithful. In 15:4 it says that a wholesome tongue is a tree of life. “Wholesome” means healing. So let our words be healing to those around us, filled with hope.
Lord, thank you for all the times you have answered our prayers and for all the times in the future when you will show yourself strong on our behalf.