Alesaggio
06-19-2006, 03:24 PM
Despise Not the Day of Small Things
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1 Cor. 3:6; I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
Psalm 126:5-6; They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
We tend to make more of finished products than we do the process that brings about the finished product. The seed is a type of hope, renewal, a source of development.
The seed contains the finished product in miniature just as a sparks contain the possibilities of a bonfire.
Matthew 13:31-32; Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
A lump of carbon is coal, under great pressure and heat, makes a diamond in the rough -- the process of time can prove transforming--if you can take the pressure.
Do we understand the process of the "seed?" Those that cannot "grow" are destined to unfruitfulness. Growth as God intended has its divine purpose. One plants -- another waters -- but God giveth the increase!
Far too many want to be a stalk before they are a blade.......... Despise not the day of small things!
Many people fail to see the need of growing into maturity.
One of the most critical situations in Christianity today is its lack of spiritual maturity. The vast majority of believers are babes who demand constant personal attention, are only looking for blessings or are obsessed with entertainment. Leaders are satisfied to minister little more than a light elementary gospel to keep the crowds happy, the plates full, and the programs running.
God's overarching goal is to produce men and women who demonstrate the character qualities of Jesus Christ. God is not after a church filled with white-robed professing saints. He does not want a church filled with pseudo theological authorities or cultured clergymen. He wants a church filled with ordinary men and women, who have been truly born again, who exemplify the extraordinary integrity, temperament, wholeness, compassion, individuality, boldness, righteousness, earnestness, love, forgiveness, selflessness, and faithfulness of Jesus Christ. And THAT takes time!
Are you willing to WAIT on the Lord?
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1 Cor. 3:6; I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
Psalm 126:5-6; They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
We tend to make more of finished products than we do the process that brings about the finished product. The seed is a type of hope, renewal, a source of development.
The seed contains the finished product in miniature just as a sparks contain the possibilities of a bonfire.
Matthew 13:31-32; Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
A lump of carbon is coal, under great pressure and heat, makes a diamond in the rough -- the process of time can prove transforming--if you can take the pressure.
Do we understand the process of the "seed?" Those that cannot "grow" are destined to unfruitfulness. Growth as God intended has its divine purpose. One plants -- another waters -- but God giveth the increase!
Far too many want to be a stalk before they are a blade.......... Despise not the day of small things!
Many people fail to see the need of growing into maturity.
One of the most critical situations in Christianity today is its lack of spiritual maturity. The vast majority of believers are babes who demand constant personal attention, are only looking for blessings or are obsessed with entertainment. Leaders are satisfied to minister little more than a light elementary gospel to keep the crowds happy, the plates full, and the programs running.
God's overarching goal is to produce men and women who demonstrate the character qualities of Jesus Christ. God is not after a church filled with white-robed professing saints. He does not want a church filled with pseudo theological authorities or cultured clergymen. He wants a church filled with ordinary men and women, who have been truly born again, who exemplify the extraordinary integrity, temperament, wholeness, compassion, individuality, boldness, righteousness, earnestness, love, forgiveness, selflessness, and faithfulness of Jesus Christ. And THAT takes time!
Are you willing to WAIT on the Lord?
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