...in order that
we may bear fruit for God.
Romans 7. 4
That is why we are here
in this rock-hard place,
this barren landscape,
in what we see as wilderness,
or even the time of our lives.
Ultimately,God's purpose is that
we may sow and
nurture souls.
.Not based on our comfort or successes,
power, possessions
or prestige.
Not even in what we have done,
but what God is doing
through us.
Nothing random at all.
There is no insignificant stuff
of the ordinary
but only the eternal.
Bearing fruit always exceeds
our lifetimes.
Every seed, even the tiniest,
can produce a forest of sequoias.
In what does God want us
to bear fruit today?
Everything.
O LORD,
We see a difficult situation.
You see immense opportunity.
We see a barren landscape.
You are awed by the beauty.
Help us to see You differently
so that we see our lives,
our work, our selves and others
with bushel baskets ready.
We sow. We nurture.
But You, Almighty One,
bring the fruit to it.
Even in this. Even today.