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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
I am sure I’ve mentioned it before, but it’s worth saying again: I love trees. I really enjoy walking through a forest, looking up and viewing these magnificent trunks reaching for the sky. I have a feeling God likes trees as well. One of the reasons I say that is, in the NKJV, there are 137 mentions of trees. Another reason I say God enjoys trees, is that they are mentioned at the beginning, with Adam and Eve. God created the Tree of Life, which was extremely important to the Earth’s history.
So much life comes from trees. Whether we’re talking about fruit we can eat, structures being built of the wood — Noah’s Ark, the Tabernacle, etc., all the way to the wooden cross where we were all saved from sin. Trees are very important now, just as much as they were important back then.
Let’s take a look at reference to trees, and their act for God
1 Chronicles 16:32-34
Let the sea, roar, and all its fullness;
Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.
Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
How about that? The trees shall rejoice! What about you? Do you rejoice before the Lord?
Let’s make sure our priorities are aligned with the rest of God’s creations — including trees — and rejoice with them!