"Christ Is Risen" - Matt Maher
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
My God, My Pruner
John 15:2
New International Version (NIV)
2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful.
We're having a beautiful Easter weekend with sunshine and warm temperatures. Daffodils have bloomed in the front of our house of the level path and a tree in the backyard seems to have bloomed overnight. I took this picture of it today. We're wondering what type of tree it might me. I'm hoping for an apple tree or any fruit, really. It brings back memories of my childhood home with a good share of fruit-bearing trees, even if the the fruit wasn't always appreciated by me. I so wanted to pull out hostess cupcakes or snowballs from my school lunch and was more than a little embarrassed by the home-grown apples. Now I know it was God's way of providing for a household fruitful in children if not in cash.
I pray that this sometimes ungrateful branch of my Father's tree will bear fruit for His Kingdom and willingly, if not always bravely, submit to His pruning shears.
Dad, you were wrong! Money did grow on trees! I suppose you know this well now, as you are dancing in our Father's fields of grace!
"Fields of Grace" - Big Daddy Weave
Friday, March 29, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
My Servant God
Matthew 25:40
New International Version (NIV)
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
"Garden" - NeedtoBreathe
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Another Requested Image...
Titus 2:13
English Standard Version (ESV)
13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Ephesians 6:10-18
New International Version (NIV)
The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Be encouraged. Pray for one another and stay on the battlefield. Our great Lord goes before us.
"The Battlefield" - Isaacs
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