The Palm Tree Blessing: A discourse on the various characteristics of the palm tree, illustrating the many features of the sanctified, Christian life

Author's introduction:“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree — Psalm 92:12.Wherever the Holy Spirit in the inspired Word has made any statement concerning anything, whether in regard to flowers, fruit, agriculture, horticulture, stock raising, minerals, earth, sea, sky, stars, science, religion, or what not, rest assured that statement is absolutely correct. There may be some statements which are hard to understand at first, but which may become perfectly clear when proper light is thrown upon them.The Word of God abounds in comparisons. It says the wicked are “like the troubled sea,” the backslider like the dog “turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.” In the first Psalm it says the ungodly “are like the chaff which the wind driveth away,” but on the other hand the godly are “like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”Wherever God has compared the godly or the ungodly with anything, He certainly understood the case and made. no mistake.If one is not sure of his spiritual standing, it might be well to select something to which God has likened him, and then note the difference.Among the most beautiful comparisons in the Word is this: “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree.”The object of this little book is to show some of the characteristics of the palm tree blessing. Let the reader not forget to keep before his mind the thought of measuring up, and in that way be able to determine whether he belongs to the class mentioned. Please do not think of neighbor So-and-so, but keep your thought on your own personal experience.The Table of Contents are as follows:Chapter 1 — THE PALM TREE IS NOTED FOR ITS BEAUTYChapter 2 — THE PALM TREE IS NOTED FOR ITS STRAIGHTNESSChapter 3 — THE PALM TREE IS NOTED FOR ITS PERENNIAL FRESHNESSChapter 4 — THE PALM TREE IS NOTED FOR ITS FRUITFULNESSChapter 5 — THE PALM TREE IS NOTED FOR THE SWEETNESS OF ITS FRUITChapter 6 — THE PALM TREE BEARS FRUIT IN OLD AGEChapter 7 — THE PALM TREE IS NOTED FOR ITS UTILITYChapter 8 — THE PALM TREE IS APPRECIATEDChapter 9 — THE PALM TREE WILL GROW IN THE DESERTChapter 10 — THE PALM TREE FINDS THE WATERChapter 11 — THE PALM TREE GETS OTHERS STARTEDChapter 12 — THE PALM TREE MOUNTS HEAVENWARDChapter 13 — THE PALM TREE IS PECULIAR IN ITS GROWTHChapter 14 — THE PALM TREE’S ROUGH EXTERIOR BUT SOFT INTERIORChapter 15 — THE PALM TREE’S LIFE IS AT THE CENTERChapter 16 — THE PALM BRANCH IS THE SYMBOL OF VICTORYChapter 17 — THE PALM TREE WILL NOT ADMIT OF GRAFTINGChapter 18 — THE PALM TREE IS ADAPTED TO WARM CLIMATESChapter 19 — THE PALM TREE’S PECULIARITIES Read more