You Will Survive

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.