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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Several years ago I lived in Florida, a citrus capital. Most Floridians know that the colder the winter is for the trees, the sweeter the oranges. If we did not run so fast from spiritual resistance, our root systems would have a chance to become stronger and deeper, and our fruit would be plentiful and sweeter in the eyes of God and more palatable to His people! We would mature trees that the Lord delights in, rather than ones uprooted for their lack of fruit [Luke 13:6-9]. We should not resist the very thing God sends to mature us.
Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law he meditates day and night.
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
In other words, a believer who chooses to delight in the Word of God in the midst of adversity will avoid being offended. That person will be like a tree whose roots seach deep to where the Spirit provides strength and nourishment. He will draw from the well of God deep within his spirit. This will mature him to the point where adversity will now be the catalyst for fruit.
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Eveline pops at |10:47 AM|
Captivate my heart, dear Jesus
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Several years ago I lived in Florida, a citrus capital. Most Floridians know that the colder the winter is for the trees, the sweeter the oranges. If we did not run so fast from spiritual resistance, our root systems would have a chance to become stronger and deeper, and our fruit would be plentiful and sweeter in the eyes of God and more palatable to His people! We would mature trees that the Lord delights in, rather than ones uprooted for their lack of fruit [Luke 13:6-9]. We should not resist the very thing God sends to mature us.
Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law he meditates day and night.
Psalms 1:1-2
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Psalms 119:165
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalms 1:3
In other words, a believer who chooses to delight in the Word of God in the midst of adversity will avoid being offended. That person will be like a tree whose roots seach deep to where the Spirit provides strength and nourishment. He will draw from the well of God deep within his spirit. This will mature him to the point where adversity will now be the catalyst for fruit.
The Bait of satan
Eveline pops at |10:47 AM|