Good morning
Zebras,
I love you.
Hebrews 6:7–8: Land
that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to
those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that
produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In
the end it will be burned.
We are the
land, the Holy Spirit is the rain, others are the reason we are farmed. Another illustration that all of this is not
about us.
As I was reading
this the other morning the window in my office to started pouring water. It is a long story, but basically the window
leaks when there is an extended period of rain. It seems like the house soaks up water and
when there is more than it can handle it has to find a way out so it comes in
the window.
It seemed like
perfect timing considering the verse I was reading.
If you soak
yourself in the Word of God, if you encourage His presence by listening and
obeying what you hear, you will find the Spirit inside grows until He pours out
of you without you even realizing it and the crop you produce will be useful for
others.
But if you are always
struggling to produce a crop, or it feels like you produce more thorns than
flowers, quit trying so hard and spend more time watering yourself. Be like the land that drinks in the rain and
seems to effortlessly produce things that benefit others.
Jill
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