I met this giant tree while camping on Fraser Island, Queensland Australia, one of my favorite places on earth.

Scripture

No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the works of their hands . Isaiah 65:22

Observation

Prosperity is not just things but the ability to enjoy the things that we have. That pleasure comes from the Lord. We can earn money but only God can give to us the freedom to enjoy it. Without his blessing we can work 9 to 5, overtime and moonlight only to watch someone else live in our house or drive off in our car. There is a blessing where the Lord gives a man a house and fills it with happy family long enough to mark the growth of children next to the kitchen door and to cover the hallways with pictures of great moments.

God’s blessings have deep roots. He’s not planting petunias but deeply rooted oaks. When we ask the Lord to provide we should deepen our prayers to ask him also to enable us to enjoy for generations what he has given to us. God measures the length of pleasure not against a stopwatch but against history books. His blessings endure “as the days of a tree”. That’s pleasure that endures beyond payday.

Application

I need to pray for daily bread but I also need to ask for long term satisfaction. It is not enough to ask that my needs should be supplied. I need also to ask that I and my family will long enjoy the work of my hands.

Prayer

Father, I am captivated with the phrase “as the days of a tree”. It suggests blessings that endure for generations. I pray that I and my family will be able to long enjoy the blessings you are about to give.