Jeremiah 31 - Lately I have been having this thought of us as God's vineyard. He created it. There was nothing that we did to make it what it is, it was all the Lord. Thus, because He is the creator of the vineyard, it is fully His. He can do with it what He would like and He will. But how great would it be for the vine just to fully trust the Gardener? If He feels it is important to cut away apart of the vine, that is His call. If He desires that the vine produce one piece of fruit, that is His call. But know this, the Gardener loves His vineyard alot. He wants the very best of His vines. He will do what He must to make sure that it produces His fruit...not the vineyard's fruit. Thus, this is what He says about the vineyard: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness. Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt. And though you might go through a rough season, I will make you alive again. There may be mourning but it will only last a moment but my joy will last a lifetime. So as His vineyard, may we just be in His hands...He is going to do something amazing with you and me. Amen? Amen!!!
"Visit many good books, but live in the Bible." - Charles Spurgeon.
Tomorrow - Jeremiah 32
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