Many days while traveling to and from various destinations, I pass by this tree going and coming. My favorite view is approaching it from the bottom of the hill and not this view.
As you drive toward it, it stands a lone against the sky. In the winter you only notice that the one trunk is divided because both are bare and look just alike.
In the spring it's a very different story. As you can see, one side is green and full of life while the other side remains barren and lifeless.
Many days as I drive by, I wonder how similar my heart and my life are to this tree.
Half dead, half alive.
A couple of scriptures swirl around in my head regarding the the state of the tree... and my life.
Revelation 3:15-17... I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were one or the other! So, Because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say I am rich and have acquired wealth and do not need a thing. But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
James 3:11... Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
How thankful I am (we are) for grace and mercy that although we may be struggling within, God sees His children through the Blood of Christ and therefore... we are whole.
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