God the farmer

Orchard
10-26-09
Job 37:13 Prov 19:16 Luke 8:5-11 James 2:20
God plants our faith in us and sets our seed in His Word. Jesus is the Water and Light that we need in order to grow. If we deny Jesus, our faith will wither away to nothing. It is our job to keep the weeds of sin out of our lives. If we allow one weed to remain, it will spread and will eventually rob us of the water and nutrients we need to live. Also, we must learn to discern good bugs from bad ones. By listening to the Holy Spirit, we can know which people will help us and those who will lead us down the path of destruction.
We cannot control how fast we grow. Sometimes we will encounter a harsh winter or rough situation that will test our strength. If our roots are not deep enough in Jesus, it will be tougher for us to endure the storm. There will also be rainy seasons, we may think we have too much rain and we might feel overwhelmed by God. Maybe just plain wore out. But we must never forget that He always provides the sunshine that will balance everything out - resulting in a growth spurt.
As long as we keep our roots in the Lord, feed off of His Word, and keep weeds and destructive bugs away from our tree, we will always produce fruit that He can take and plant in others.