WE HAVE A CHOICE!
Galatians 5:16-26
Lenny and I have had many fruit trees. It is amazing how that little three or four foot tree stem becomes a beautiful tree, full of luscious fruit. But in order to bear fruit, we must prune the damaged limbs; limbs that cross over each other and worst of all, the water shoots. Water shoots grow fast and straight. It sounds good but it’s bad. These shoots take strength and water from the rest of the tree. They interfere with the good limbs to produce healthy fruit.
So in our Christian journey, the Lord works in our lives (pruning) so we leave behind the things of the world. They are not what God wants for us. Why hang onto those things that keep us away from Him? We have a choice! What do you choose to leave behind to come closer to Him, and receive the luscious fruits of the spirit?
~B. G.
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Note: The above Devotion has been excerpted from the printed Devotional “2015 Lenten Devotions”. You may request a printed copy of the booklet.