Sunday, 13 September 2020

Which tree are you?

Ezekiel  17:24  And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.

All the trees were created by Lord.

Genesis  1:11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

High tree
High tree denote proudness in life.

Psalms  37:35  I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

Deuteronomy  12:2  Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:   

2 Kings  17:10  And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:   

2 Chronicles  28:4  He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.   

Jeremiah  3:6  The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

Low tree
Low tree signifies lowly spirit

Isaiah  44:23  Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Isaiah  66:2  For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.   

Matthew  5:3  Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Green tree
Green Tree signifies prosperous life
Psalms  1:3  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Psalms  92:12  The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Psalms  104:16  The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

Green tree plays harlotry 

Jeremiah  2:20  For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.   

Jeremiah  3:6  The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

Dry Tree
Dry tree signifies tribulation in life
Psalms  104:16  The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

Psalms  104:16  The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

Job  14:7  For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

So which tree are you?

Every tree is known by its fruit.

Luke  6:43  For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.   

Luke  6:44  For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.   

Luke  13:6  He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.   

Luke  13:7  Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?  

Revelation  9:4  And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.


Thursday, 3 September 2020

Firstborn Blessing

1 Chronicles  5:1  Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

Firstborn has a special place in blessing. 

Here we find Reuben lost his blessing because of defilement.

In Bible we find many firstborn losing blessing. 

1. Blessing lost due to profanity
     
     Genesis  27:32  And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.   

     Genesis 25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.  

      Genesis 25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and       drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

      Hebrews  12:16  Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

2. Blessing lost due to adultery

Lot's firstborn committed adultery with her father and brought curse on the entire generation. 

     Genesis  19:34  And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.   

     Genesis  19:37 And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

     Ezekiel  25:11  And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.   

     Zephaniah  2:9  Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

3. Blessing was hindered due to hasty decision. 

Genesis  16:1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.  

Genesis  16:15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

Genesis 16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.


4. Blessing lost due to wickedness

Genesis  38:7  And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.   


5. Blessing lost due to disobedience 

Exodus  11:10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Exodus  11:5  And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.   


But there is a good news, because we can get the blessing of the firstborn of God Almighty.  We need to surrender and come to him. 

Firstborn Blessing 
Psalms  89:27  Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.  

Zechariah  12:10  And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.   

Matthew  1:25  And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.   

Luke  2:7  And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

Matthew  28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

John  3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Stages of Rebellion

Jeremiah 5: 3 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but th...