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“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8
There are many trees in the world, in fact, the tree outnumbers mankind some are designed to be small and beautiful (bonsai trees) some are designed to be large and majestic (Giant Redwood) some are here to weep, some supply fruit, the rest are either a combination or decorative. The point being: there is a diversity in trees but when it comes down to it they serve one purpose, to provide life giving oxygen for all living things by receiving what is expelled from creation and the water which flows near the roots. This diversity stems from God’s design and the environment. Are we not like the tree? God’s precious creation. 
Trees sing His praise when they rustle in the wind, grow fruit or flowers. We sing His praise daily when we glorify Him through our trust and hope in Him so we need not worry about earthly things. We praise Him in our words and actions which show His Grace and Mercy.
The Gospel of Matthew tells us that Jesus said:
  25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
We will have worries and concerns, God knows this but there is nothing that we worry about that is so big that God cannot guide us through it. When we gave our lives to Jesus we signed our Declaration of Dependence where we put all our faith and trust into God’s hands. We were bought from the slavery of sin with the blood of Jesus Christ. It is up to us to share God’s Love with others. Like the tree which gives us the air of life, we share Jesus who gives us life eternal through His Mercy.
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