SOMEBODY PLANTED THE TREE

July 2014 has downed its days really slow,phew, i guess its because it wrapped itself in cold,rains and alot of work.It's been a month of steps up and a few steps still.But God..
In light of all the ups and downs of the month that has been,this one thing has been consistent #GodsGrace.As I reminisced on this gift walking under a very calm and beautiful shade of tall canopied trees, I remembered back in High School we were taught how and why we need to conserve and preserve our environment,from trees to the school property ,constructions and more that we used and generations after us would use,there were these tall trees in a field where we used to go unwind,shelter under during the hot weather or over the weekends when we had no preps.The trees had such a canopy that you would sleep or study under their shade and even after they shed leaves through some season they never at one point became bare and leafless or withered,we always had a shelter. Years ago if the student, the teacher or whoever planted the tree decided not to,our little 'park' would have been a barren and arid ground with no shade ,no life and ever deserted. Isn't that how we were way before Christ came  and paid the price for us.With nothing good,no life ,sickly and beaten down .After he paid the price and gave us grace (planted the tree) we were made free,he provided a canopy,he gave us life,he made us disciple makers ,he translated us in to his kingdom.We stand justified,we stand holy. Our needs and wants are satisfied not because we have worked to achieve it but from his store house of riches and glory.We are reconciled back to God ,we are forgiven,we are sons.Just as Christ is so were we made and so are we supposed to be.In health,in abundance,in wisdom and fruitfulness.
Many times we want to achieve this grace by our works forgetting Jesus paid for everything and all we need to do is just receive it and just shelter under his shade.He will protect you,He will heal you.
Psalms 1:3 tell us we SHALL be like trees planted by the the rivers yielding fruit in season,the word 'shall' expresses a strong assertion of something that's bound to happen without sweating straining or toiling all we need to do is delight and meditate on the law of our God resting under his canopy.
Jesus paid the price (he planted the tree) so rest and receive his grace.Its free to us because Jesus paid for it.He eliminated the law that was legalistic and domineering.
Its August ,a month of new beginning and just as in the days of old when boys were circumcised on the 8th day and the covenant was everlasting may our hearts be circumcised to receiving Jesus Christ only then will we become the new creation eternally.

New Month,New Beginning