Tumbleweed or Tree?
Depend: To rely, place trust; to be sure of. We depend upon a lot of things, don't we? We depend on getting to work on time just because we were on the road by our "usual" time today. The hazards along the way may provide a later arrival than anticipated, but we still depended upon getting there on time because we did our part. We depend upon our laundry detergent to remove the stains in our clothing, despite the fact the stains are set in and rather stubborn ones at that. When the detergent doesn't "perform" as anticipated, we buy a different type the next time because we have to "depend" upon the detergent to do its job. We get into trouble when our dependence upon something or someone is stronger than our dependence upon God. I am not saying we should depend on God to get the stains out of our jeans, but he is pretty awesome at getting stains out of our "genes"! Cursed is the strong one who depends on mere humans, w ho thin...