Prune Your Garden
Scripture reading: St. John 15:1-6 Praise song: Change My Heart O God Meditation: The landscaper did a magnificent job with the beautification of the newly purchased premises. Within less than three hours, the property was transformed into a magnificent scenery. The property owner was impressed with the completion. Believers and landscapers have similar tasks. As believers, our responsibility is to confess our iniquities and seek divine intervention to eliminate the weeds (sin) in our lives that create blockages so our lives can shine with radiance, igniting souls to Christ. Indulging in and/or refusing to destroy the elements that cause us to sin will fester and create spiritual blockages. Sin without repentance will destroy our hearts, minds, and souls and drive us further away from God. Sin can restrain our spiritual growth, quench our worship, and disconnect us from Jesus Christ, the true vine. The only way to prevent sin from residing in us is to connect with the redeemer who forg...