A Reflection On Character

When I want my life to reflect God’s nature

The one who has meditated on the life and law of God will be firmly established. He or she will be like a tree planted by streams of water. And there will be fruit. There’s no doubt about it: when the season is right, fruit will come, and the fruit will be good. Why? Because there is an infinitely rich, ever-flowing stream of water that nourishes this tree. It is not a tree that establishes itself; it is planted and tended by the living God.

He calls us to be like Himself. His eternal character produced the purity of the Law, words of wisdom, the voices of the prophets, the saving work of Jesus, and the life of the church. What does our character produce? If it comes from God, it produces reflections of the very same themes. It produces the kind of prosperity that glorifies God and keeps us in His extravagant grace. It produces fruit that lasts forever.

They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.

Psalm 1:3