Scripture Reference: Job 14:7-9 (KJV) “For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.”
My brothers and sisters, we live in a world full of trials, storms, and setbacks.
Life has a way of always trying to cut us down. Sometimes by sickness, sometimes by betrayal, sometimes by loss, sometimes by relationships and even sometimes by the unexpected winds that blow against us.
But the good news today is this: God has already declared over your life—You will survive!
The scripture doesn’t say if you feel like it, or if things look favorable. It says, there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again.
And somebody ought to shout, I will sprout again.
The first thing that we need to know is that Survival is in Your Design. It’s in your DNA. It’s put of your makeup.
When God created you, He didn’t make you fragile; He made you resilient.
God didn’t design you to break easily, He designed you to endure, and to rise stronger.
When the Lord formed you, He placed strength in your spirit and power in your purpose.
You weren’t crafted to crumble, you were created to conquer.
Beloved, when God breathed life into you, He didn’t breathe weakness, He breathed victory in you.
The same hands that shaped the mountains shaped you with unshakable strength.
I know that the storms may come, but you were created with a foundation that cannot be moved.”
You have to say to yourself I’m not fragile, I’m fortified by God’s design.
Within you is the proof that resilience is part of your DNA.”
You were built with the strength to rise after every fall.”
Just like the tree in Job 14, you may get cut down, but the root is still alive.
Tell your neighbor: “My root is still alive!”
Job is in the middle of his lament about the brevity of human life. In Job 14, he’s contrasting the fragility of human existence with the resilience found in nature. Humanity seems to die without return, but he notices that even a tree cut down has a chance to live again.
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again.
Job observes that trees—even when cut down—can regrow from their roots. This represents renewal, restoration, and resilience.
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground.
Even if the stump looks lifeless and the roots seem aged and buried, it still retains hidden potential for life. What looks dead to the eye still carries unseen strength beneath the surface.
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Just a little water—the essence of life—can cause a seemingly dead stump to sprout again. Symbolically, water often represents God’s Spirit, His Word, or His refreshing power.
Here is the Spiritual Insight
Job is wrestling with despair, but this verse gives a picture of hope in hopelessness.
A tree may look finished, but with the right nourishment, it can rise again.
In the same way, God can restore what seems dead in our lives, dreams, strength, joy, or even faith.
It’s a reminder that what appears final to man is not final to God.
Even when life cuts us down, God’s presence (“the scent of water”) can revive us. You may feel buried, but you are still rooted, and with God’s Spirit, new life can come forth.
See, people may see you lying low, broken, or forgotten. But what they can’t see is that your root is connected to the Living Water. The devil can’t kill what God has rooted!
My second point is: You Can Survive on Just a Scent
The text says, yet through the scent of water it will bud.
That means you don’t need the whole ocean, just a scent, just a whisper from God, just one word, just one touch of His Spirit, just one moment in His presence, and suddenly, life comes rushing back into you.
Somebody shout: I don’t need much, I just need a word from God.
And when you catch the scent of His Word, when you catch the scent of His promises, it will activate something deep down in you that says, “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord!
My 3rd and final Point is: Surviving Means Rising Again
Survival is not just about making it through; it’s about sprouting again. It’s about new branches, new life, new fruit.
Don’t mistake your survival for weakness, your survival is proof that God still has purpose for you!
Somebody scream, I’ve got purpose!
The enemy thought he cut you down. But I will sprout again!”
The storms thought they would drown you. But I you survived the storm.
Life thought dirt would be on top of you, but you are still on top of the dirt.
You ought to say my root is still alive, my limbs are alive, and I’m going to make it.
There was once a farmer who had an old stump in his field. He thought it was dead. For years it sat there, dry and gray.
One spring, he noticed a little green shoot breaking through the cracks of that stump. Against the all odds, new life had sprung out of what he thought was dead.
He realized that the roots had gone deep enough into the soil to keep drawing life, even when the top looked finished.
Some of you may feel like that stump. People have counted you out. They may have said you were finished. They may have said your best days were behind you. But God says, there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, it will sprout again.”
Lift your hands and declare: “I will survive, I will sprout, and I will live again!”
No matter the storm.
No matter the cut.
No matter the loss your root is still alive in God.
No matter what job.
No matter what relationship
You. Will. Survive.
I smell the scent of water
I smell the scent of water, and like a lily lifting its head, I know life is about to bloom again.
I smell the scent of water, and my soul stirs like dry leaves touched by the morning dew.
I smell the scent of water, and my hope opens like a rose after the rain.
I smell the scent of water, and my withered branches within me begin to green again.
I smell the scent of water, and like a thirsty sunflower, I turn toward life’s light once more.
I smell the scent of water, and the barren fields of my heart break forth in blossoms.
I smell the scent of water, and like a crushed herb releasing fragrance, my spirit comes alive again.
Can anybody smell the water?
Can anybody feel the water?
Can anybody taste the water?
Scripture Reference: Job 14:7-9 (KJV) “For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.”
My brothers and sisters, we live in a world full of trials, storms, and setbacks.
Life has a way of always trying to cut us down. Sometimes by sickness, sometimes by betrayal, sometimes by loss, sometimes by relationships and even sometimes by the unexpected winds that blow against us.
But the good news today is this: God has already declared over your life—You will survive!
The scripture doesn’t say if you feel like it, or if things look favorable. It says, there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again.
And somebody ought to shout, I will sprout again.
The first thing that we need to know is that Survival is in Your Design. It’s in your DNA. It’s put of your makeup.
When God created you, He didn’t make you fragile; He made you resilient.
God didn’t design you to break easily, He designed you to endure, and to rise stronger.
When the Lord formed you, He placed strength in your spirit and power in your purpose.
You weren’t crafted to crumble, you were created to conquer.
Beloved, when God breathed life into you, He didn’t breathe weakness, He breathed victory in you.
The same hands that shaped the mountains shaped you with unshakable strength.
I know that the storms may come, but you were created with a foundation that cannot be moved.”
You have to say to yourself I’m not fragile, I’m fortified by God’s design.
Within you is the proof that resilience is part of your DNA.”
You were built with the strength to rise after every fall.”
Just like the tree in Job 14, you may get cut down, but the root is still alive.
Tell your neighbor: “My root is still alive!”
Job is in the middle of his lament about the brevity of human life. In Job 14, he’s contrasting the fragility of human existence with the resilience found in nature. Humanity seems to die without return, but he notices that even a tree cut down has a chance to live again.
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again.
Job observes that trees—even when cut down—can regrow from their roots. This represents renewal, restoration, and resilience.
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground.
Even if the stump looks lifeless and the roots seem aged and buried, it still retains hidden potential for life. What looks dead to the eye still carries unseen strength beneath the surface.
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Just a little water—the essence of life—can cause a seemingly dead stump to sprout again. Symbolically, water often represents God’s Spirit, His Word, or His refreshing power.
Here is the Spiritual Insight
Job is wrestling with despair, but this verse gives a picture of hope in hopelessness.
A tree may look finished, but with the right nourishment, it can rise again.
In the same way, God can restore what seems dead in our lives, dreams, strength, joy, or even faith.
It’s a reminder that what appears final to man is not final to God.
Even when life cuts us down, God’s presence (“the scent of water”) can revive us. You may feel buried, but you are still rooted, and with God’s Spirit, new life can come forth.
See, people may see you lying low, broken, or forgotten. But what they can’t see is that your root is connected to the Living Water. The devil can’t kill what God has rooted!
My second point is: You Can Survive on Just a Scent
The text says, yet through the scent of water it will bud.
That means you don’t need the whole ocean, just a scent, just a whisper from God, just one word, just one touch of His Spirit, just one moment in His presence, and suddenly, life comes rushing back into you.
Somebody shout: I don’t need much, I just need a word from God.
And when you catch the scent of His Word, when you catch the scent of His promises, it will activate something deep down in you that says, “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord!
My 3rd and final Point is: Surviving Means Rising Again
Survival is not just about making it through; it’s about sprouting again. It’s about new branches, new life, new fruit.
Don’t mistake your survival for weakness, your survival is proof that God still has purpose for you!
Somebody scream, I’ve got purpose!
The enemy thought he cut you down. But I will sprout again!”
The storms thought they would drown you. But I you survived the storm.
Life thought dirt would be on top of you, but you are still on top of the dirt.
You ought to say my root is still alive, my limbs are alive, and I’m going to make it.
There was once a farmer who had an old stump in his field. He thought it was dead. For years it sat there, dry and gray.
One spring, he noticed a little green shoot breaking through the cracks of that stump. Against the all odds, new life had sprung out of what he thought was dead.
He realized that the roots had gone deep enough into the soil to keep drawing life, even when the top looked finished.
Some of you may feel like that stump. People have counted you out. They may have said you were finished. They may have said your best days were behind you. But God says, there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, it will sprout again.”
Lift your hands and declare: “I will survive, I will sprout, and I will live again!”
No matter the storm.
No matter the cut.
No matter the loss your root is still alive in God.
No matter what job.
No matter what relationship
You. Will. Survive.
I smell the scent of water
I smell the scent of water, and like a lily lifting its head, I know life is about to bloom again.
I smell the scent of water, and my soul stirs like dry leaves touched by the morning dew.
I smell the scent of water, and my hope opens like a rose after the rain.
I smell the scent of water, and my withered branches within me begin to green again.
I smell the scent of water, and like a thirsty sunflower, I turn toward life’s light once more.
I smell the scent of water, and the barren fields of my heart break forth in blossoms.
I smell the scent of water, and like a crushed herb releasing fragrance, my spirit comes alive again.
Can anybody smell the water?
Can anybody feel the water?
Can anybody taste the water?
