Nurture Salvation's Seed

May 20

Beyond a physical fruit that the Lord supplies in great abundance to those who delight in Him, He also has a spiritual fruit that those who love His name may reap without measure. In fact, the spiritual fruit is ultimately to be desired above the temporal.

The fruit of our spiritual pursuit is infinitely to be desired above that of our earthly work, for the labor we perform to live sustains only this physical body; while the labor in which we engage in the pursuit of knowledge of the Holy One will abide and enrich us for time and for eternity. The garden of our lives will flourish if we allow the Son to bathe our lives with His Light.

In Ephesians 5: 9, 10, we are told, “The fruit of the Light results in all goodness, righteousness and truth, discerning what is pleasing to the Lord.” JESUS is the Light we have, and He not only illumines us, but He produces the fruit of good works in us, the fruit of righteous works, of true works that please God.

And these good works, this fruit, should nurture others as we let His light shine in the garden of their lives. So continues the sowing and reaping that perpetuate life. When we have been brought into the Light of Christ, we then shine it upon those around us, so all may receive His salvation and sow and reap its seed.