Daily Affirmations - Day 6 - Heavenly Gardener - Flourish and Thrive

Day 6: Flourish and thrive

The Lord's justice will dwell in the desert, His righteousness live in the fertile field

May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field (Psalm 72:16 - NIV).

Our Father in heaven, when we pray for Your kingdom to come and for Your will to be done on earth as it is in heaven — as our Saviour taught us — (Matthew 6:10), we little apprehend all the realities of what it will be like to live in the time foretold, when “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Messiah…” (Revelation 11:15).

But many believe that David's prayer in Psalm 72 goes beyond a prayer for Solomon — his son and successor — to the promised kingdom of the Messiah, who would reign in righteousness and... rule with justice (Isaiah 32:1).

Our weary hearts yearn for the peace, prosperity, justice, order, rest, wonder, and contentment of Your kingdom, when the earth will again flourish and thrive as in Eden under the perfect care of the heavenly Gardener.

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Psalm 72 — Of Solomon - A Prayer of David

1 Give the king Your judgments, O God,

And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

2 He will judge Your people with righteousness,

And Your poor with justice.

3 The mountains will bring peace to the people,

And the little hills, by righteousness.

4 He will bring justice to the poor of the people;

He will save the children of the needy,

And will break in pieces the oppressor.

5 They shall fear You

As long as the sun and moon endure,

Throughout all generations.

6 He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,

Like showers that water the earth.

7 In His days the righteous shall flourish,

And abundance of peace,

Until the moon is no more.

8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,

And from the River to the ends of the earth.

9 Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,

And His enemies will lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles

Will bring presents;

The kings of Sheba and Seba

Will offer gifts.

11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;

All nations shall serve Him.

12 For He will deliver the needy when he cries,

The poor also, and him who has no helper.

13 He will spare the poor and needy,

And will save the souls of the needy.

14 He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;

And precious shall be their blood in His sight.

15 And He shall live;

And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him;

Prayer also will be made for Him continually,

And daily He shall be praised.

16 There will be an abundance of grain in the earth,

On the top of the mountains;

Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon;

And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

17 His name shall endure forever;

His name shall continue as long as the sun.

And men shall be blessed in Him;

All nations shall call Him blessed.

18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,

Who only does wondrous things!

19 And blessed be His glorious name forever!

And let the whole earth be filled with His glory.

Amen and Amen

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