MY FRIENDS, DO NOT BE CONCERNED IN THE COMING DROUGHT, BUT CONTINUE TO YIELD FRUIT!!

March 12, 2015

MY FRIENDS, DO NOT BE CONCERNED IN THE COMING DROUGHT, BUT CONTINUE TO YIELD FRUIT!!

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.” Jer. 17:7-8 (NKJV)

My friends, what an awesome and inspiring text, especially the part that states “and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.”

Which tells each of His Chosen, that whoever is placed by God into a position to serve should not be concerned about the storms or the drought that may be occurring in our lives each day.

But we must continue to yield the fruits of the Spirit under all situations and circumstances as we spread  love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and gentleness, while maintaining self-control in all we do as we “crucify the flesh with its passions and desires while living a life through Christ and forever walking in the His Spirit” Gal. 5:22-25 (NKJV)

and with these attributes we then begin to understand and know God and His desire for our life and the process by which God’s character is cultivated in us. But it must be a daily process as we become aware of our own existence, sensations, thoughts, and surroundings.

And through Christ, as a result each day we begin to walk and talk and speak into Gods divine wisdom, a wisdom that allows us to focus as we walk along the same path of Christ, a path of being a humble and loving servant to all.

In addition my friends, of all the wonderful attributes of our Lord, as we try and understand the things He wants us to know about Him, the most outstanding was his humbleness.

Paul states in Philippians 2:5-8 (NKJV) “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” My friends, as we walk daily in the path and righteousness of our Lord and Savior, God chose us, the wretched sinner that we are to become like His Son and carry a cross.

For “we know that all things work together for good to those who love God [and] to those who are called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew [because He is Omniscient] He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many [brothers and sisters]” Romans 8:29 (KJV)

My friends, what a wonderful promise, an a honor for all of Christ Brothers and Sisters and one day soon all of God’s children who are faithful and have endured ,He will come to take us away to live in His pure and holy kingdom.

Consistent with this, each day until then may all we come in contact with, as we carry out the Masters mandate recognize the light that shines through us from Christ.

“Therefore we must be “like-minded, having the same love, being on one accord [and] of one mind, letting nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind [and] let each esteem others better than himself [and] Let each of [His children] look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others, [as we] Let this mind be in [us] which was also in Christ Jesus,” Philippians 2:1-5 (NKJV)

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY