"And he will be like a tree transplanted beside water,
Which sends out it roots by a stream,
And will not be afraid when heat comes;
For its leaves remain flourishing,
And it will not be anxious in the year of drought
And will not cease to bear fruit."
According to God's economy, the one who trusts in God is like a tree planted by water, signifying God as the fountain of living waters. A tree grows beside a river by absorbing all the riches of the water. This is a picture of God's economy, which is carried out by His dispensing. In order to receive the divine dispensing, we as the trees must absorb God as the water. The riches of the supplying God dispensed into us as the trees constitute us with God's divinity and cause us to grow into God's measure. In this way we and God become one, having the same element, essence, constitution, and appearance.
Jeremiah 17:8 footnote 1
Holy Bible Recovery Version
Mark - I like this verse in Jeremiah coupled with Colossians 2:7 where we have been rooted in Christ. I guess calling on His name is the sending out of our roots to absorb more of Him. A tree sends roots in whatever direction there is moisture in the soil, so we send out roots (we're not static) wherever we find crumbs of the riches of Christ.
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