Jeremiah 17:7-9

The Voice

⁷    But blessed is the one who trusts in Me alone;
        the Eternal will be his confidence.
⁸    He is like a tree planted by water,
        sending out its roots beside the stream.
    It does not fear the heat or even drought.
        Its leaves stay green and its fruit is dependable, no matter what it faces.

The choices and consequences are clear. Rely on people alone, and life will be tough and brutish. Rely on the one True God, and life will be rich and productive.

⁹ The heart is most devious and incurably sick.
Who can understand it?

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