Post by Woody Williams on Oct 3, 2005 4:41:46 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Ezekiel 19:10-14
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Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard
transplanted by the water,
fruitful and full of branches
from abundant water.
Its strongest stem became
a ruler's sceptre;
it towered aloft
among the thick boughs;
it stood out in its height
with its mass of branches.
But it was plucked up in fury,
cast down to the ground;
the east wind dried it up;
its fruit was stripped off,
its strong stem was withered;
the fire consumed it.
Now it is transplanted into the wilderness,
into a dry and thirsty land.
And fire has gone out from its stem,
has consumed its branches and fruit,
so that there remains in it no strong stem,
no sceptre for ruling.
Devotional
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A vineyard is supposed to produce fruit for the owner of the vineyard. If it does not produce fruit it will be pruned and worked over. So it is with God's people. We are the vineyard of the Lord and are called to be the vines that produce fruit. God looks for a harvest from the vineyard, like worship and justice and other works
of the kingdom.
Prayer
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Open my eyes to opportunities of doing the works of the kingdom, Lord. Amen
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Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard
transplanted by the water,
fruitful and full of branches
from abundant water.
Its strongest stem became
a ruler's sceptre;
it towered aloft
among the thick boughs;
it stood out in its height
with its mass of branches.
But it was plucked up in fury,
cast down to the ground;
the east wind dried it up;
its fruit was stripped off,
its strong stem was withered;
the fire consumed it.
Now it is transplanted into the wilderness,
into a dry and thirsty land.
And fire has gone out from its stem,
has consumed its branches and fruit,
so that there remains in it no strong stem,
no sceptre for ruling.
Devotional
----------
A vineyard is supposed to produce fruit for the owner of the vineyard. If it does not produce fruit it will be pruned and worked over. So it is with God's people. We are the vineyard of the Lord and are called to be the vines that produce fruit. God looks for a harvest from the vineyard, like worship and justice and other works
of the kingdom.
Prayer
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Open my eyes to opportunities of doing the works of the kingdom, Lord. Amen