A tree is an amazing representation of many things. Life, growth, spreading, progress, and the list can go on and on. Recently, I got to witness a tree that was cut down to a stump, give way to a totally different sapling. This was no coincidence - God allowed what was seemingly abundant in the original tree to be cut down and replaced by a younger, more fragile new-growth.
How much more does He allow these things to happen in our lives?
This passage of scripture is affirmed by what I was able to witness from this tree stump new growth. We are all abundant in some blessing or gift from God. Many have used this blessing or gift for the wrong reasons or are using it and leaving God's will out of our own will. This may get us to lofty heights, but will always solidify a great fall. Just like the great big tree that stood before, we can GROW out of God's will. When that happens, we are vulnerable to anything and everyone that wants to take that away. We are brought down in a process called "humbling" and that strips away all of the former abundance. We are in an essence, cut down.
Many of those who have accumulated for themselves, reach a point where they fall and become stumps. From that point, God can either:
1) Use that person who is now become a stump in our world, but a gateway in the spiritual realm. For them to be used by God THEY MUST SUBMIT TO CHRIST FIRST.
Or
2) Use ANOTHER person who is the weaker sapling to grow in what once stood before. There is much to gain and nothing to lose for this person and the humbleness allows them to submit to Christ and let HIM dictate how the growth will be and what they can do to help others around them grow.
From the scripture, the new tree will inevitably grow big and tall like the former, but house many birds and give way to more trees growing around it. These birds and new trees represent the many NEW souls that are on fire for Christ.
That's awesome that you got to witness such a process! I have actually never paid attention to things in nature such as that. You're such as inspiration Cory. I appreciate nature so much but you definitely so me what its like to appreciate it even more.
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Your welcome Mercedes!
ReplyDeleteGod inspires us constantly even before the death of Christ through the lowly, the mundane, the inept, the bland. He has also inspired us after His death through the complex, the astounding, the scientific, the fashionable. Our God created EVERY singe fabric of life.
“Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?" (Luke 12:28,29)
I appreciate your affirmations and inspiration.
Keep doing so my sister.