{"id":12658,"date":"2025-06-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=12658"},"modified":"2025-06-02T04:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T09:59:23","slug":"delightful-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/14\/delightful-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"Delightful Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One-minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beige-and-Green-Organic-Watercolor-Personal-Instagram-Post-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beige-and-Green-Organic-Watercolor-Personal-Instagram-Post-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beige-and-Green-Organic-Watercolor-Personal-Instagram-Post-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beige-and-Green-Organic-Watercolor-Personal-Instagram-Post-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beige-and-Green-Organic-Watercolor-Personal-Instagram-Post.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a novice gardener, roots fascinate me.&nbsp; Planting a small seed in the ground then watching it grow into a vibrant plant brings me joy.&nbsp; I planted zucchini and squash at the beginning of the season; they have grown into monstrous plants with big, green leaves and a multitude of flowers that turn into my favorite vegetables. The vegetables thrive because of their root system, a miraculous event to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we root ourselves in determines what we will grow.&nbsp; The psalmist has rooted himself in God\u2019s commands, growing in the Lord and producing a crop of faith that he shares with others.&nbsp; When we plant ourselves on the rock of salvation, daily dying to self and living for Jesus, we will produce fruit that flourishes and nourishes others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eating the zucchini from my garden brings me joy, not only because of its yummy goodness but because I watched it grow and yield its offerings.&nbsp; Already, I\u2019ve shared my small crop with several friends, blessing them with fresh produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Root yourself in the Lord, applying His commands to your life, and watch as you produce a crop you never imagined you could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Prayer:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Lord,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thank You for giving us Your commandments allowing us to root ourselves in Your truth.&nbsp; Please help us grow and produce the desired fruit we can share with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-minute read. As a novice gardener, roots fascinate me.&nbsp; Planting a small seed in the ground then watching it grow into a vibrant plant brings me joy.&nbsp; I planted zucchini and squash at the beginning of the season; they have grown into monstrous plants with big, green leaves and a multitude of flowers that turn&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/14\/delightful-commands\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Delightful Commands<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12658"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12666,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12658\/revisions\/12666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}