Ponderings In The Field of Grace

It’s Labor Day! The unofficial end of summer is here. The kids are working on their chores. The Knight has gone to run some errands and I am going to try and get some school work done. I’ve fallen a little behind, and want to get things caught up some.

Meanwhile, it’s a gorgeous day outside. The breeze is blowing. The sky is beautiful. I hope I get outside some today. The only thing that would make it nicer would be if the hay was already cut.

Looking out at all of this, I thought about a passage from Psalm the pastor at church read yesterday.

Psalm 1:

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of the water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth not so; but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Looking out at the field this morning and thinking about that Psalm gave me a picture of God’s goodness right here. I want to be that tree taking in my nourishment from God’s living water. In John, Jesus says He is the vine we are the branches, and we are to remain in Him. Unfortunately, I have not done much remaining in Him these last three weeks. On the surface no one knew, but Jesus did. I did too. There is a reason Jesus tells us in Luke to pick up our cross and follow Him daily. If we lay down our cross and stay, then things Jesus would have for us keep moving farther and farther away. And let’s admit it, after a while it just seems too far away. We get overwhelmed with the effort, and don’t even really try anymore. However, if we pick it up and walk with Him daily, we will be amazed at how far we came just by taking one step at a time.

As I try today to take that one step and follow Jesus, I encourage you to do the same. He’s not asking you to climb a mountain today. He’s just asking you to take one step. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Then in the tough times He will be there to carry you when you don’t have the strength to do it yourself.

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