Footsteps to Zion

God once told a Christian, “I designed your life that you would bear fruit for Me... I come to My fruit trees looking for fruit. But the fruit that you were beginning to bear was out of reach and it wasn’t the kind of fruit that I was looking for” (Eskelund). When this Christian heard this gentle rebuke from God, he knew God spoke to him not out of anger, but out of love. God loved him so much that He didn’t want this Christian to stay fruitless forever and miss out on all that God had in store for him. This raises the question then: if God would look at our lives today, will He see any fruit? Some people might realize that they have no fruit yet - no souls won for God, no fruits of the Holy Spirit developed. While others may admit to having just some fruit, and already be satisfied with it. But God is not looking for just “some fruit” - He is looking for “ much fruit.” John 15:8 says that God is glorified when we bear “much fruit.” How then do we bear much fruit fo...

Rest is such a necessity yet is a rare find to many. Everybody wants it but not all know how and where to get it. There is a road that leads to rest that is available to all and it is a path that can be found in the Scripture. Each of us has our own cares and anxieties in life. There are times when we find ourselves so stressed out that we just want to give up. But instead of worrying, striving, and succumbing to defeat, the Apostle Peter encourages us in 1 Peter 5:6-7 to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt us in due time, casting all our care upon Him, for He cares for us. The Greek word used for “casting” in this verse is “ EPIRIPTÓ ” which means to throw upon or to place upon. It is used in the same context of the triumphal entry of Jesus when the disciples threw their clothes upon the colt (Luke 19:35).  It implies totally letting go and letting the other person receive and carry the burden. The word “cares,” on the other hand, is from the Gr...