Day 24

John 15:1-2 (Extra references: I Peter 4:12-13, Hebrews 12:5-11) - III

Another reason God PRUNES us is to refine us. Isn't our prayer to Him primarily to enter into His righteousness? To become like Him? Well, if He is going to have to answer that prayer, hard times are ahead because we are full of sin. He is going to have to purge, cleanse and perform surgery, sometimes without an anaesthetic. Sometimes, He is going to leave us crying for a while. Sometimes,
He is going to have to be harsh with us, so that we will learn how sinful we are.

So, dearly beloved, let us remember John 15:1-2 in our troughs, valleys, and hard times. Let's pray what David prayed when God confronted him with his sin - "David said to Gad, "I am in deep distress. Let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men." - I Chronicles 21:13. Let us fall into
the ever loving arms of our Lord! Be blessed!