Cut it out

29 November 2011.

Matthew 13:22  And that sown into the thorns is this: he who hears the Word; and the anxiety of this world, and the deceit of riches, choke the Word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Next to the thatch rooms there are three Jacaranda trees, below them are old Bougainvillea vines that over many years have grown into the trees. Much of the vine is dead growth and it hangs down in an entangled mess, when you walk passed the thorns hook, and at night it is even more scary. So yesterday the task of trimming this started, it is so entangled that it just has to be cut back rather than trimmed. It should not have been allowed to have so much free reign, as it is now a fire hazard and who knows what else.

I suppose we also allow things to carry on for too long until it chokes us and becomes an eternal fire hazard. Some things start out so pretty, and it looks and feels so good, until one day you realise that it is no longer so pretty and because of it you feel dead inside. We all need to be more aware of the things that choke our relationship with Jesus Christ. When the pretty things around us and the things that we like stop us from worshipping God we need to cut it out. Sometimes we find that God comes along and does this for us, because He cares.

Be encouraged today to cut out the things that are choking your relationship with Jesus.

  

David

  

Point to ponder: Hell is an eternal fire hazard.

Question to consider: What chokes your relationship with Jesus?

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