Like a Green Olive Tree

Psalm 52:8-9
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. [9] I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.


In its dress of evergreen, the olive is at all times a beautiful object. There are three ways of becoming like a green olive tree, mentioned in this and the following verse:
Trust in the mercy of God. To trust when the light has burnt to its socket in the house of life, and the heart is as lonely as Job’s amid the wreck of his home. To believe that the mercy of God is not clear gone, nor his tender mercies have failed. To know that all is well, that seems most ill. This keeps the heart from withering.
Thanksgiving. “I will give thee thanks for ever.” There is always something to thank God for.… Find out with Paul something to be happy about, even when arraigned before a judge, on trial for your life. “I think myself happy, King Agrippa.”
Waiting on God. Not always talking to Him or about Him, but waiting before Him,… till the mists part, and the soul regains its equilibrium. This keeps the soul calm and still. The name of God is good, a wholesome theme for meditation, because it includes his nature. To meditate on it is soul-quieting and elevating. O troubled one, get away to some quiet spot and wait on God!

F.B. Meyer, Our Daily Homily.

Quote: 'There is always something to thank God for...'

It is so true. God is thankworthy, no matter what.

Thanks for the devotional.

God bless.