Proverbs 12:3  “A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.”

Where am I planted?

The Bible says that in Christ I am righteous.  Not because of anything I have done, but because of what Jesus has done for me and by placing my faith in the work of Jesus Christ, I am made right with God.  I am reminded of Paul writes in Philippians 3:7-9.  “But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.  What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things.  I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ, and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ- the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.”

My righteousness is from God and God alone and by placing my faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ I am righteous in the eyes of God.  And I love the fact that Proverbs says, “the righteous cannot be uprooted.”  I’m grafted in, I’m planted, I’m secure, the seed has been sown and is growing and maturing.  My roots are continuing to grow deeper in my relationship with Jesus as I get to know him better and more intimately.

That is encouraging and reminds me to keep planting myself in the Word, planting myself in the church, planting myself in prayer, and planting myself in service to the Lord, so that I may continue to stay “rooted” and growing in Jesus.

Jesus, thank you that the “righteous cannot be uprooted.”  Help me Lord to “Bloom where I am planted” and daily look to you for guidance and direction and the power of your Holy Spirit to mold me and motivate me to live a righteous life that is honoring and pleasing to you.

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