Hello Family, let’s pray,
Oh Heavenly Father, You have provided great blessings to us on this day, and for that we give thanks. You are the great healer and to You we pray for the health and well-being of family and friends who find themselves not feeling well today. We know that in Your healing hands they will be protected and nurtured back to good health. Father when certain evils invade our bodies they often take away our ability to fight, and it is then that we most assuredly must seek You to help us become strong again. Father I pray for those in this situation and ask that You intervene on their behalf and remove all evil and heal them strong again. Jesus I pray thanks for the sacrifice that You made upon the cross. I know Your blood has washed away my sins….washed away the sins of the world. I know and understand that through You is the only route to the Father. I walk proudly with You in my life as Lord and Savior. Thank You for the great teachings that You left for us. Father I pray that You will keep us strong and continue to grow our wisdom as we continue to dedicate our lives to You. In the name of Christ Jesus…AMEN
Welcome Family, it is good to be with you this week. It has been quite a week for news for sure. It feels good to be able to relax and let my fingers find words that will hopefully relate something meaningful to you, something that hasn’t been “translated”….LOL.
Has anyone ever paid attention to a fruit tree before? Have you ever noticed that as they grow they can usually produce a great amount of fruit to the point that their limbs will start to bend down toward the ground. I am not a gardener, but I have can remember watching one of my Grandfathers take time to carefully prune his fruit trees. He told me that it makes the tree more hearty and sturdy and as a result it will grow more fruit.
At one point Jesus told His disciples that God acts as a gardener in the lives of all who claim Him as Lord. He wants us to be great bearers of good fruit showing the entire world they are children of God. But remember it is not good enough just to bear fruit. Instead of just harvesting the fruit, God will use a pair of pruning shears and starts to prune first here then there. He continues on until he finally stands back and looks satisfyingly at His work.
This action taken by God is good. It is in these times that God rids us of bad attitudes, and actions that He knows will limit our effectiveness for the kingdom. What grows back in their place are new opportunities to show love, kindness, patience, and self-control. Sometimes with some of us, He has to prune a number of times, oh how I know that. But as we learn and as these subtractions of the Lord get redirected, they actually turn into additions, stronger than before, we are capable of producing more fruit.
If time isn’t taken to prune the branches, they can become weakened and stressed and may eventually snap lose from the tree. As they do, they wither and die due to lack of nutrition. This will cause wasted fruit, which is not healthy. But the result of living a life wholeheartedly for God will result in an abundance of very healthy fruit, fruit that will last a good long time.
Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5
Go in Peace
Blessings to you all
Aloha
Randy
