Chosen to bear fruit – Household Words:

WOODROW. Romans 9:14-16, 20-21.

My childhood friend Woodrow could walk on his hands, climb anything, and do crazy things with bicycles. He would have made an excellent athlete if his family had not driven him toward intellectual pursuits. One day in 12th-grade English class, he shouted me down: “The only reason you’re a Christian is because that’s the wayContinue reading “WOODROW. Romans 9:14-16, 20-21.”

YOUR MIND IS A GARDEN. Romans 12:2.

YOU are the gardener. Pull up the weeds—the bad thoughts, and PLANT good, BIBLICAL thoughts, Romans 12:2. You will reap what you sow, that is, you will harvest what you plant. So plant God’s truth in your mind, so that you will harvest a great future with God. Here are some thoughts to plant inContinue reading “YOUR MIND IS A GARDEN. Romans 12:2.”

FRUIT. John 15:8,16.

When I was a boy my parents planted peach trees. For years, they bore only leaves and a bit of shade. Finally, they bore fruit. Fruit trees are like that—they don’t bear much fruit during the first years. We don’t either. But as we get older, God gives us the capacity to bear spiritual fruit:Continue reading “FRUIT. John 15:8,16.”