Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Day 17 - Aspen Groves

Thoughts on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 167
         
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As 2015 draws to a close, it comes to mind to take a look back and see where God has brought us…and where He is taking us.  In Day 17 of MWfHS Michael takes us on a walk through the fabulous Aspen trees of Colorado…and draws a connection between the aspens and the Lord…very interesting.



Day 17

Aspen Groves

And the {seed} in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. --Luke 8:15

I love to walk in the aspen grove, said to be the largest living organism. The aspen does not have seeds but sends up shoots from its roots. One tree, then, can spawn a thousand; a whole forest is often attached to one tree! Amazing! So it is with Jesus, the firstborn of a new race of man. He does not drop seeds here and there, for every true tree must come from the root of the True Tree; we must all be attached to Him. In the aspen grove some trees are great, some weak, some dead, and some, apparently, doing nothing. Yet every one of them is attached to the same root; they all have the same potential. It is a mystery why some grow and some fail, some become large and some stay spindly. It is a surprise that the greatest trees fall in the worst winter storms, their bark becoming the food that will sustain the deer. They become great only to become food for something else. Well, amen! Are you willing to be an aspen that is attached, becomes great, and one day is food to nourish others?

Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point      Green – IT, Incredible Truth        
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches           Pink – PV, Priceless Victory



I suppose it goes without saying, but…has there been any fruit in my life this past year?  Every one of us should ask that question.

Interestingly, just in the past few days, I have had the discussion with a couple of close friends as to why some Christians “are great, some weak, and some, apparently, doing nothing.  Yet every one of them is attached to the same root; …all have the same potential.  It is a mystery why some grow and some fail…”

But, then we must ask ourselves the question Michael poses: Am I willing to be an aspen that is attached, becomes great, and one day is food to nourish others?

Wonder what 2016 will bear out???



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