Michelle&nbsp; Lazurek<br /><br />
  • Home
  • About
  • Store
  • Articles
  • Services
  • Speaking
  • Media
  • Freebies
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Training
Your story is not over; there are still chapters unwritten. You may not be able to change the past, but you can change your future.

Day Twenty-Five: Don't Forget Where You Came From

10/25/2016

0 Comments

 
If the part of the dough offered as first fruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches. If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. 19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.
 
Roots, as we have seen throughout this series, have to be strong because everything that comes from it can be healthy, too. This is an obvious reference to God’s mercy and that salvation is offered to all of us because of Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross that has made us worthy to be a part of God’s family. But so often we forget where we come from We forget to extend grace to others because we think we are superior to them, snubbing our noses and looking down on those who have ever experienced God’s love yet. But our arrogance makes us just as guilty in the yes of the Lord as those who are unbelievers. Branches are where the fruit ripens and grows. We need to be firmly rooted in Christ for our branches to bear the fruit that not only benefits us but others as well.
 
One of the ways we remain rooted in Christ is through humility.  Arrogance and pride crowd out the fruits of the spirit that want to take root in our hearts. We all once we branches ready to be cut off from God, if not for his mercy and grace extended to us. As we extend mercy and grace to the world, let us never forget where we came from.
 
To whom do you need to extend grace and mercy?

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture
    Picture

      Free Chapter when you Subscribe to my Newsletter

    Subscribe to Newsletter

    Awards for Writing

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Where I'm featured

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    RubyApril2016

    Where I am a member

    Picture
    Picture
    Click to set custom HTML

    Archives

    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    October 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015

    Categories

    All
    Discipleship
    Faith
    Prayer

    RSS Feed

Sign up for my newsletter and receive A free e-book


Email

michellelazurek@yahoo.com
  • Home
  • About
  • Store
  • Articles
  • Services
  • Speaking
  • Media
  • Freebies
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Training