Proverbs 11:30
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.”
The days of our life are brief and uncertain. There are some who spend much of their time striving to be healed of some physical ailment. I am not opposed to healing, but I hate to break it to you —all healing is temporary! We all are going to die unless we are caught up to meet the Lord in the Rapture of the Church.
Please understand that I do not want to rain on our parade, but I want for us as believers to be prepared to share the real life that is available to those who have been born again.
Those fruit growers who maintain orchards know that at times it is necessary to prune back their trees. Branches are lopped off and their trees frequently look like there are more branches on the ground than on the tree. If the tree could talk it might complain that it is being killed. Just the opposite is true. It is being prepared to produce a better crop!
When we experience painful losses in our life we might react by spending our energy blaming God or others. We might use all of our energy to correct things that cannot be corrected. What we need to do is yield to our Master Gardener and allow Him to prepare us to bear much fruit!
Blessings dear hearts! Trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil