Daily Reading: Mathew 15:1-20
"12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” 13 He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots."
These words are a clear reminder to us that it is the Father who plants within us the seed of regeneration which grows into a tree of faith. It is God and God alone who has the power to successfully call man and to sanctify and keep him until the end. When this does not happen, when God is not involved, when the Father does not plant the tree, it will be pulled up by the roots and cast aside to "dry up." (John 15:6).
A tree not planted by the father has weak roots that are sure to fail in the end.
It may look healthy, but unless it is the Father who does the planting, it will not be the Father who does the sustaining, and without the water of life provided only by God, the tree will die. To God be the glory, for all faith comes through him. Man's efforts will fail. It is only by the divine hand of God that our faith is rooted and grounded, strong until the end.
For believers, those the Father has given faith to, it is a life of constant sanctification and pruning. (John 15:2) This is promised to all of us. Only until we see a tree's fruit, the fruit of its sanctification, will we truly know whether or not it was planted by the Father.
Daily Application:
Constantly remember that if your salvation is of the lord, it cannot be shaken. Your faith will persevere to the end, your sanctification is promised, and your resurrection is sure.
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S.D.G.