Beloved,
Greetings in the name of He who lives forever.Am certain your day is refreshing.
Harvest time is such a visual reminder of God's goodness. The orchards around us are full of trees, heavy with ripening fruit. The fruit stands nearby have lots of fresh produce, and we can just taste the sweetness and smell the delicious fragrance of ripened fruit! What a beautiful way to enjoy God's blessings!"But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering, produce a crop." (Luke 8:15). Jesus is giving us the example of how we are to grow with God. Just like the ripening fruit with its sweetness of taste and smell, our productivity from God's Word should also be evident in how sweet we look and smell (and it's not just deodorant!). We need to start with hearts that are noble and good -- that means repenting and asking God for forgiveness and getting a brand new start! Then we need to hear God's Word and retain it and persevere with it. It's not an instantaneous process! It involves our intentional digesting of God's Word, not just tasting. It involves our intentional living out of God's Word. Once a week for an hour in church doesn't quite cut it.We often get to the hearing part of God's Word and skip the other two steps. But those are the critical ones! We need to keep watered and nurtured in God's Word, just like the trees in the orchard. We need to make retaining and persevering a natural process: seeing God's Word in everyday life, each moment, each second! God is speaking to us and is with us all the time, 24/7! He is watching us develop that sweet taste, that sweet smell, and the ripeness of our hearts is delighting Him as we grow closer and closer to Him daily and forever!Until next time, have a blessed day,
with love,
Kisenyi Robert Grace
Greetings in the name of He who lives forever.Am certain your day is refreshing.
Harvest time is such a visual reminder of God's goodness. The orchards around us are full of trees, heavy with ripening fruit. The fruit stands nearby have lots of fresh produce, and we can just taste the sweetness and smell the delicious fragrance of ripened fruit! What a beautiful way to enjoy God's blessings!"But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering, produce a crop." (Luke 8:15). Jesus is giving us the example of how we are to grow with God. Just like the ripening fruit with its sweetness of taste and smell, our productivity from God's Word should also be evident in how sweet we look and smell (and it's not just deodorant!). We need to start with hearts that are noble and good -- that means repenting and asking God for forgiveness and getting a brand new start! Then we need to hear God's Word and retain it and persevere with it. It's not an instantaneous process! It involves our intentional digesting of God's Word, not just tasting. It involves our intentional living out of God's Word. Once a week for an hour in church doesn't quite cut it.We often get to the hearing part of God's Word and skip the other two steps. But those are the critical ones! We need to keep watered and nurtured in God's Word, just like the trees in the orchard. We need to make retaining and persevering a natural process: seeing God's Word in everyday life, each moment, each second! God is speaking to us and is with us all the time, 24/7! He is watching us develop that sweet taste, that sweet smell, and the ripeness of our hearts is delighting Him as we grow closer and closer to Him daily and forever!Until next time, have a blessed day,
with love,
Kisenyi Robert Grace
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