Being like a tree

“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.” Psalm 1:3
Here in New Zealand we are just starting to move into spring. I live quite close to a river, and noticed yesterday that the trees alongside the river are starting to get their leaves. It’s a sign that winter is over and summer is coming.
Like all living things, trees need water to survive. Being planted by a stream means that they will have a constant supply of water. The Bible talks about ‘living water’, referring to the Holy Spirit (John 7:37-39). A tree that only gets watered once a month or once a year, is not going to be as healthy as a tree that has a continual supply of water. Similarly, a believer who only communes with God occasionally, is not going to be as spiritually healthy as one who is constant communion and fellowship with God.
Our Christian life should be our whole life. It should determine how we live. This is why we read, “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night” (Ps. 1:2). Does this describe you? Are you like the tree planted by the streams of water?