Daily Wisdom

 Isa 28:24 “Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?”

Man so desires the beauty and riches life can spring forth. He can pass a meadow of soft, thick green grass, as if a rug, and become transfixed on how God’s hand orchestrated such beauty and results. Yet, the very next view he looks upon the land and sees distressed, upturned soil, exposing dried dead roots filled with grub worms. Then his eyes again are drawn to a beautiful harvest of a ripe beautiful crop that’s so inviting and satisfying. But, between the two beautiful scenes is where the Great Plowman (Amos 9:13) furrows through man’s soul, uprooting and turning under that which he thought was fair, and leaving for his gaze the bare and the unbeautiful. We can’t avoid the bare season of the Great Plowman’s hand, de-weeding and upturning that which hinders the abundance and beauty He desires to bring forth in our life.

Be patient while under the plow, it’s the process that brings beauty from ashes… HSAY

Daily Wisdom

 Gen 41:52 “… God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

The beauty of rain is in what we don’t see, the life and beauty it brings forth. As the rain pours the poet stands peacefully at the window, seeing not raindrops, but a myriad of flowers which will soon bloom forth and pens: “It isn’t raining on me, it’s raining flowers I soon shall see.” When the rain in life is pouring down in measure beyond what you can endure, know that it’s not raining on you, but rather for you! IF you’ll hold to the Father’s promises, under the beating down of the rain will spring up beauty you never saw coming! It’s not raining affliction, but assurances of love, hope, and promise which will bloom forth beauty and fruit that otherwise you’d never get to see.

Nothing blooms without a little rain; everything has purpose, even pain… HSAY 

Daily Wisdom

Heb 12:11 ‘Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.”

Spring is here, and while enjoyable we know it brings with it required maintenance towards the vegetation. If we ignore it then we’re disappointed with the growth and results we desire in the summer. The same is true for us spiritually; our life requires maintenance for proper spiritual growth weeding, pruning, feeding and like our own lawn this isn’t the enjoyable part, yet required to yield what we desire. Be patient when the Lord is applying a little chastening, it’s His loving care that yields what is good for us and His will. (Joh 15:2 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.)

Spring shows what God can do with a grab and dirty world, let Him work!… HSAY

Daily Wisdom

“My well beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill… and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes.” Isa 5:1;4

What God tilled and planted (vs 2) in man (vineyard) for the purpose to bear much fruit in order to disciple others, produced wild fruit instead. Jesus said, "Just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions" (Mt 7:20). God expects vineyard-fruit from those that enjoy vineyard-privileges, not leaves only.  Don’t have a bare profession, no matter how green. There must be more than buds and blossoms, we must be fruit bearers (Gal 5:22). In a fruitless life praises don’t matter, in a fruitful life neither does criticism.

Busyness does not mean one’s a fruitful, simply means you’re busy like everyone else… HSAY