PLANTER

They will be called oaks of righteousness,a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.

Isaiah 61:3


FROM THE FATHER'S HEART
My child, do you sometimes feel like a tiny acorn surrounded by huge oak trees? I hear your sighs. I know how badly you want to grow, yet there are times you may see no progress at all. Trust Me. I am the planter. It takes years to grow a sturdy oak. Don’t be impatient. Just because you can’t see the branches doesn’t mean My power is not at work in you. Your labor is not in vain. In time, you, too, will become an oak that offers shade and blessing to many.

A GRATEFUL RESPONSE
At times I’ve wished to be a strong, sturdy oak, or maybe a pine whose green branches grace the forest all year. Yet sometimes I feel like I’ll always be a twig. You decide what I’ll be, according to Your divine plan. I’ll bloom, Lord, wherever I’m planted.


SIMPLE TRUTH
He is the planter; we are the seed.



From: CrossWalk Devotionals