Psalm 1

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
Psalm 1

There's a beautiful dogwood tree in my backyard. It's was great for climb when I was younger and it's still growing strong.

It's great for a lot of things, but the reason it's so strong is because of it's roots.

Roots determine what the future of a tree is if a tree has strong roots it will be a strong tree. Likewise, if a Christian has has a strong foundation in the bible, the Christian will be strong. The flower that the top of this post is on the dogwood tree. Strong Christians will have beautiful flowers and fruit as a result of their loyalty to God, but the wicked will just have a collection of fungi, like this stump. 

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Me!