One Little Brown Twig

By Dee Kamp

One Little Brown Twig

Oh mercy me, what an unusually hot and dry summer we are having this year. Its record breaking heat in the Pacific Northwest surprises us. We are so accustomed to fresh dew on the grass in the mornings and rain after a few days of sun.  Dust heavily coats the leaves on all the trees and plants, and the little patch of lawn in our yard is all brown as we conserve water.

 But then the old plum tree catches my eye. As I walked closer I could see its branches bending low under the weight of beautiful new purple plums, ripe and ready to eat.

I know there is scientific explanations for trees growing fruit, but still I ponder at this once bare branch back in winter and wonder in my heart, “Lord, from bare branches in the winter that looked all but dead, to now growing such good fruit? How can it be?”

“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgements and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has ever given to God that God should repay him? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen”

Romans 11:33-36 NIV

 Why, I realize, it just shows me all over again the Bible’s trusting truth of what God can do for a tree― He can do for you and me! Jesus is able to change a dried, bare broken heart of sins, of seasons of pain, suffering, addiction, abuse and more to breathe new life into it.

The power of the love of God to rise Christ from the dead, is still the same great power more than able to give new life to those who seek and believe in Him today.

And one spring day, in this promised new life with Jesus, is a new beginning, a new heart, abundant faith and unbelievable good fruit too.

Oh the great wonder God who can show us by the analogy of observing one little brown twig looking so lifeless in winter but reveals new life in summer, is still more than able to give new life to those who give all their life to Him.

“One Little Brown Twig” by Dee Kamp, Grace Every Morning Ministries© August 4, 2015