Dear Friends in Christ,
Let us be more and more aware we are standing in the Presence of God.
When you are determined, you refuse to give up; you set your face like flint. You believe in God and believe also in the Son.
As written in Phil 4:12 I know how … / I have passed through; now I know why.
Painting a Picture for our mind to soften and our hearts to open up to receive God’s Message like a leaf on a tree opens to receive the much good rain, picture a Rose.
How does that Rose bloom? Isn’t there a process? As a rose bush is also trimmed, there is a difference in the purpose between the purpose of trimming and the purpose of pruning.
Can you agree that the purpose of the Rose Bush is to Produce a Rose? Then, can you agree that the Rose is the glory of the Rose Bush? Then, can you also agree that we, in Christ, are to be to the Glory of God in and of His Kingdom’s Glory, the Work of Christ in us?
Do you know why pruning is necessary for a Rose Bush to bloom? Would I be correct to say, To make it healthy and strong and enabled to produce more roses?
What does this Pruning look like in our life?
Dear Father God in Heaven, we come to you, as a branch on the vine, as an expected rose on a rose bush simply rests in the presence of the sun; we come seeking spiritual rest in the presence of Your Son; Christ Jesus minister unto each of our hearts. In this world, Father we admit we need our human nature cut back at times to be more pleasing to you in our new spiritual nature in Christ Jesus to grow more and more like your Son, with Whom you said, You are well pleased! And, as we grow in the direction you intend for us to grow, help us to remember that Jesus is the One True Vine whom is working in all who don’t reject Him; in all who come to Him to grow in a way that pleases You, our Creator, and Father through and by Jesus, whom was with you from the very beginning; our Savior and our Lord: Christ Jesus!
I hope this is a blessing to your Brand New Day, Today! For now, I will leave you to read Today’s Devotion. I believe that if you ask God for a “on target” Revelation, the Holy Spirit of the Lord Jesus will give you a Revelation that when you receive it from the Lord, you will never be the same!
Love in Christ,
Karen
Focal Point: Be encouraged and keep your mind focused on the Son. As a Rose grows toward the sun, so let it be with me.
Purpose in Pruning: Pruning A Rose Bush produces a Healthy Rose Producer. As the Rose is the Glory of the Bush, A follower of Jesus is to the Glory of the Father. Let Him Prune you for His Glory and keep your Mind on His Glory, as you keep your face facing unto the Glory of God’s only Begotten Son, Jesus.
Jesus loves you. And, God loves us too much to let us stay the way we are!
Hope In Today Ministries, Inc.
Daily Devotion to God’s Holy Word.
Vines and Branches, By Karen Rowe
Vines & Branches
Vines, like trees and shrubs are defined by appearances. Vines have long stalks/shots/branches that are too weak to support themselves.
Step one is understanding that Jesus is the true vine.
Usually vines are divided in two subgroups, creepers and climbers: Creepers are vines that – if left alone – trail over the ground or hang down.
Jesus is the true vine. And, God does work in us to train our human mind to follow Jesus, life and glorify God through Him~ Like a Rose bloom is the Glory of the Rose Bush ..
Jesus describes His disciples as branches of himself, who is described as the “true vine”, and God the Father the “husbandman”.
God encourages us when we produce fruit that pleases Him. Where we fail Him and produce bitter results, He cuts off that part of our lives. Those who reject Him are removed from His field, cast aside by their own choices. If they repent and come to Jesus with a humble heart, Jesus can transplant them back into God’s field again.
Life is all about Jesus and the Life is in the blood of the WORD. When we leave the principles and go into the relationship of the Gospel of knowing Jesus, we learn day by day what it is to abide in the Love of God, through and by Jesus.
The Fruit of the Holy Spirit is a biblical term that sums up nine attributes of a person or community living in accord with the Holy Spirit, according to chapter 5 of the Epistle to the Galatians:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. …
The 1st 3 parts to glorifying God is all Jesus! GOD IS LOVE! JOY is God’s emotion! PEACE is His Presence! The next 6 is all about our transformation to bloom for God’s Glory & we need the Holy Spirit to succeed!
… patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. …
We are weak to our human nature, but made strong through Christ Jesus. Self-Control is Spiritual control!
LET God work in you & thank Him! When you see the blooms, you will never be the same!
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
John 15:1-2 KJV
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
“WRITING THE STORY OF MY LIFE WITH EVERY CHOICE JESUS HELPS ME TO MAKE AND LEARNING HOW TO BE BLESSED AND LIVE LIFE LARGE, HAPPY AND FREE. I CARE.”
Personal Motto: “I don’t have it all figured out, BUT GOD DOES … Follow JESUS!”
Personal Revelation Life Verse: And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him (1 John 4:16 HCSB)
Thank you Jesus!
Holy Spirit you are welcome here!
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
The Train Whistle, Sounding the call of God’s Love, by Karen Rowe
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