The first home God created for man was a garden. When comforting His people, He spoke of a well-watered garden.
They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more. Jeremiah 31:12
Christ, on the night of His arrest, sought the Father in a garden. As His children, we thrive in the beauty found in a garden.
Several summers ago, we planted a garden near our church building as we needed a place where we would sorrow no more. In honor of a beautiful young spirit, we planted a garden. It was a summer like no other, with heat so oppressive, it sat on your shoulders as you walked through the day. With blistered hands and in the heat of the day, we found a place to set aside our sorrow.
As we worked, we thought it would be a nice metaphorical touch to add grape vines to the garden. OK, in the interest of full disclosure, we needed some vegetation to add height to the landscape and grape vines were on sale. Little did we know the lessons the Father intended for us.
One of the first lessons we learned from the vine is that grapes are unique in two ways. First, they do not require sunlight to ripen.
Energy directly from the vine ripens the grapes.
Additionally, grapes cannot continue to ripen if separated from the vine. Those green bananas will ripen on that oh-so-stylish banana hook in your kitchen, tough avocados will soften in a day or two, but grapes, when separated from the vine, are done.
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit. John 15:5
God sent Christ so that through His life, His death, and His very energy, we reach spiritual maturity. We ripen through our physical and spiritual connection to Christ.
Fear not,
Alexander Paige
They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more. Jeremiah 31:12
Christ, on the night of His arrest, sought the Father in a garden. As His children, we thrive in the beauty found in a garden.
Several summers ago, we planted a garden near our church building as we needed a place where we would sorrow no more. In honor of a beautiful young spirit, we planted a garden. It was a summer like no other, with heat so oppressive, it sat on your shoulders as you walked through the day. With blistered hands and in the heat of the day, we found a place to set aside our sorrow.
As we worked, we thought it would be a nice metaphorical touch to add grape vines to the garden. OK, in the interest of full disclosure, we needed some vegetation to add height to the landscape and grape vines were on sale. Little did we know the lessons the Father intended for us.
One of the first lessons we learned from the vine is that grapes are unique in two ways. First, they do not require sunlight to ripen.
Energy directly from the vine ripens the grapes.
Additionally, grapes cannot continue to ripen if separated from the vine. Those green bananas will ripen on that oh-so-stylish banana hook in your kitchen, tough avocados will soften in a day or two, but grapes, when separated from the vine, are done.
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit. John 15:5
God sent Christ so that through His life, His death, and His very energy, we reach spiritual maturity. We ripen through our physical and spiritual connection to Christ.
Fear not,
Alexander Paige
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