Well, I guess the holidays are officially over. It takes a while to celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Due to Black Friday and the sales frenzy right after Thanksgiving, Christmas is all over us the minute we get up from the turkey table. New Years is only a week after Christmas so there is some 'limbo land' there too. However, about a week into the new year, life settles and it is time to get back at it. I am glad. We have had special events on Sunday night since the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Tonight it is back to normal (if you consider my preaching normal!). We have Sunday School today and, yes, some meetings here and there. We are feeding people again on Wednesday night this week. (Poor church members have been starving to death...) We are back and I am glad! Hope to see you there!
There is so much in our reading today that is so very good (www.lifejournal.cc) it is hard to pick one area on a day of reading like today. However, I could not get past the seed. When the seed hits the right soil and does what it is supposed to do, Luke 8:15 tells us- As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. When we are where we need to be when God speaks to us, our heart is right and our lives reflect it with fruit. Perfectly? NO, we bear fruit with patience. That means we have patience with others along the way as well as having patience with ourselves. We will not be perfect or complete until we are glorified with Him forever. In the meantime patiently bear fruit, letting your life reflect the seed of His Word having impact in your heart.
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