07/03/2022
Psalms 46:2 so we will never fear even if every structure of support were to crumble away we will not fear even when the earth quakes and shakes moving mountains and casting them into the sea.
The purnung process of the Bush is a painful one as all its beauty is cut away , it crys out please do not do that it hurts, look at me, all bear and naked, the the great gardener says, trust me little Bush, and as time goes by we begin to blossom and fruit in abundance and are more than we was. All of us at some point in our lives, are stripped back to our naked self, loosing our false structures we have come to rely on, health, money , family and so much more. We can put up false beliefs and gods to hold us up and we falsly belive they will save us. It is painful when they crumble before us, leaving us vulnerable and naked. We do not see it as a blessing at all. But in it God is doing a work in us, bring us to him. Humbling us, to go on our knees and rely on him. In this humbling place he meets us with his grace. Our flesh fights against it, wanting to be our own saviour and building our own structures around us. So we feel safe and secure. But it is when they all come crumbling down, we come to our true structure our strong tower , we find lasting protection and strength and a relationship that is for ever. It is here we meet the Lords grace and love. It is here we experience him. And it is here we see his work in us as we blossom under his care and become ready to fruit. The inner work of the gardener is a loving one, where we need to trust him, instead of our own works. Let him meet us ,becoming humbly and allow him to work with us , even if it is not where we want to go. Lord help us surrender to your process knowing you are a loving Father who sent us your son, and people to pray for us. Help us allow you to prune us of our pride, our false God's and all that is is un-Godly or what we build around us to keep us in our own works. Let your work begin Amen
