As Ezekiel makes his way back from the mouth of the river he sees trees along the banks of the river producing fruit. He is told that fruit trees will grow where-ever the river flows. In Revelation, John sees a single tree, the tree of life. This tree has roots on both sides of the river and again is said to produce fruit.
Trees are long term projects. A friend of mine planted an acorn 35 years ago. The tree is just about big enough to climb and it still has a couple of hundred years until it is fully grown. If you are planting a tree from its seed, you are committing to nurturing it for a very long time and there is a good chance it will out-live you.
Mission and evangelism is often like this. It isn’t like growing cress which sprouts up in weeks and then fades quickly. Planting seeds that will affect a person’s life and a community for a long, long time is a big commitment. It takes years of prayer, nurture, protection, healing and care to see those that we live with and minister to grow along the banks of God’s river. The promise of this work, though, is amazing. These trees in turn will produce fruit, feed others, sow seeds and heal another generation.
Questions
- Who planted and nurtured the seed of faith in you?
- Do you get impatient with the lack of growth? How can we sow for the long term and not just seek short term growth?
- Who is it that you know that may be your long term nurturing project? Who are you journeying with and feeding their faith?
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Prayer pointers
- Give thanks for those that nurtured your faith through your life.
- For those that you are walking with and the places where you have planted seeds.
Credits – ‘Tree’ by subflux under CC BY-SA 2.0
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