Fruit Bearing Seed

I recently had the privilege of being by God's beautiful ocean. It is one of my favorite places to be. In spending time with my Father, I was reading in Genesis. I love the creation story! In the book of Genesis I was drawn to one verse of scripture in particular. In Genesis 1:11 God says "Let the earth produce vegetation; seed-bearing plants, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit with seed in it, according to their kinds."

Bearing fruit with seed in it, according to their kinds. That particular part of the scripture I could not stop reading or thinking about. Then God spoke.

Think about eating a peach. When you eat the peach, you find a peach seed.....not apple. When you eat an orange you find orange seed.........not grape. Thats how it is with us too. If we are children of God, He now lives in us. We should bear the fruit of Him; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. I had to ask myself a serious question. Is the fruit I am bearing according to my kind? When people look at me do they see the work of the Lord or the work of the enemy? My fruit answers the question!

When people look at you, do they see the fruit of the Lord or the fruit of the enemy?


Holy God grow me and help me to produce fruit that is of You. Give me understanding to learn more about Your fruit. Give me grace to endure pruning and growing. Thank you for being the Master who teaches me. Thank you for creating all I see. Thank you for the fruit trees You made that I enjoy and learn from. Thank you for just being Lord!!

Promises

As i sit here and type this blog, my mind has been reflecting on my daughter for the last 2 days. She is living out of our home and I miss her. I have been going over all the "what if's" and "what did I do wrong's". Then, as always, my heavenly Father comes to me and says, "dont focus on you. Look to Me".

God says in Matthew 5:4 "Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted." Isn't that wonderful to know that when we mourn God himself comforts us. What mourning?
Mourning the death of a loved one.........yes
Mourning an absent child.........................yes
These are both times of mourning that God gives comfort in, but the most important type of mourning is mourning for our sin. God has given me comfort today in mourning the absence of my daughter and mourning being selfish. Isn't He great!! Isn't He sweet!!

In giving comfort, God reminded me of His promises. They never fail! We can look at the story of Abraham and see that God keeps His promises. We may not know when and it may even take a very long time, but God is Faithful. In Proverbs 22:6, God says, "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it". How very comforting to know that if we have brought our children up in the Lord, that they will not depart from it. Now this may be when they are very old or it may be when they are still young. The point is God promised it, He said it, so it's done!! How amazing is our God!

Almighty Father, You are faithful and merciful. You give comfort and peace that is indescribable. You are my refuge and I love to hide in Your shadow. Protect my child. Watch her and draw her back to you. Thank you for Your promise to do that. Thank you that You love me enough to show me where I have been wrong and thank you for the forgiveness you freely give. I love you deeply and more every day.