Hosea14verse8 “Ephraim shall say, what have I to do anymore with idols? I have heard and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.’

I sincerely believe that you have been enjoying this series on how God expects you to flourish. I strongly believe that these truths will empower you to flourish according to God’s pattern and order. This is the primary goal of God in the first place. He is very particular and specific about how his children ought to flourish and in the name of Jesus, these revelations will be a reality in your life. So in today’s lesson, we will be considering another way God wants you to flourish. If you are ready for this, here we go!
HOW YOU WILL FLOURISH:

6. You ought to flourish like the fir tree. The fir tree is most closely related to the cedar and was part of Lebanon’s glory. Isa37v24. It’s also a member of the Pine tree. So how does a Fir tree flourish? If you know how it flourishes, you will be in a better position to know how you ought to flourish like the Fir tree.in order to make this simple, let’s examine some qualities of the fir tree.
QUALITIES OF A FIR TREE:

i. It is an evergreen tree. It is ever fresh all year round. This is how you ought to flourish as a believer too, in the name of Jesus.Hos14v8

ii. It is a Beautiful Tree. 2Ki19v23. May your life never be lacking in beauty and glory!

iii. It lives very long. Firs are some of the longest-living trees in the world. Some fir trees can live for more than 1000 years. Amazing! This speaks about the blessing of longevity and long life. This is also your heritage as a believer in Christ.

iv. It is a very useful tree. It is used for construction and decoration purposes. 1Ki6v15, 34. It is also used in all sorts of musical instruments. 2Sam6v5. Its wood is also used for making spears. Neh2v3. Oil from the tree is used as a fragrance and besides all these, it is used as a Christmas tree a lot. So how does this relate to you? It simply means that your flourishing is measured by your degree of usefulness. A flourishing Life is also a useful life.

v. It is a very tall, stately tree where the stork could make its nest. Ps104v17. It can grow up to 80 feet.

vi. It is a tenacious tree, it can survive in adverse conditions of life. This is how you, too ought to flourish. So the fact that times are hard or challenging does not mean you will not prosper. Therefore your flourishing is not dependent on the circumstances of life! Glory!

vii. It is a fast-growing tree. So nothing should stop your capacity to grow because you are empowered to flourish. Hallelujah to his holy name!

My dearly beloved ones, I believe that you can now see how to flourish like a fir tree. It’s time for you to release your faith as you begin to appropriate grace to flourish in this manner! If you are keying into this, can I hear a resounding amen?

Other Scriptural References: Isa60v13; 44v3-4; 41v19: 1Ki5v8, 10: Eze27v5

Prayer for Today: I appropriate by faith the capacity to flourish like a fir tree in my life in Jesus name, amen.

CONFESSION: My life is a reflection of how a fir tree flourishes. I tap into every possibility of flourishing that exists in the Fir tree. All of these potentialities are a reality in my life. I am a living example of how a fir tree flourishes! Glory be to God; this is my testimony and experience in the land of the living.