Dry Trees

...I the Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it- Ezekiel 17:21

God likes to turn things upside down. He thinks in ways opposite to what the world thinks. He says the poor are rich, the weak are strong, servants are the greatest. I think this is because God likes to work with humble people. In reality, we're all poor and weak, we just all don't like to admit it. We can either humble ourselves, or wait for God to humble us. One way or the other, it has to happen.

In the verse above, God compares people to trees. Then He talks about humbling them; bringing down the tall trees and drying up the green tree. On the flip side, God likes to lift up the humble; making the low tree grow and the dry tree flourish.

When looking at these two options, being a green tree or a dry tree, I'd rather be the dry tree. I am the dry tree, whether I want to admit it or not. I'll embrace my weaknesses and bring them to God, because through humility, God will make people flourish.

He ends the passage with a powerful declaration of His power and sovereignty: "I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it."