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November 23, 2008
Taken From: Luke 13:6-9
Illustration by Grace Ellen Schiel
How long will he allow me
to be fruitless and remain,
taking up ground?
I don’t know – but
to be forgiven, to stand
by mercy, a recipient of grace,
his undeserved love,
amazing!
What is my response to be
toward those who oppose him,
those who give offense,
the barren trees?
Being forgiven, I cannot cry out,
“Chop it down!”
Wanting justice, loving mercy,
I walk humbly with my God
and say, “Let it alone.”
Congruent with how he works
I exercise restraint,
not taking things into my own hands
but doing it his way.
Kingdom growth, not by amputation
but by attentive cultivation;
the slow solution;
the waiting
‘til kingdom come.
to be fruitless and remain,
taking up ground?
I don’t know – but
to be forgiven, to stand
by mercy, a recipient of grace,
his undeserved love,
amazing!
What is my response to be
toward those who oppose him,
those who give offense,
the barren trees?
Being forgiven, I cannot cry out,
“Chop it down!”
Wanting justice, loving mercy,
I walk humbly with my God
and say, “Let it alone.”
Congruent with how he works
I exercise restraint,
not taking things into my own hands
but doing it his way.
Kingdom growth, not by amputation
but by attentive cultivation;
the slow solution;
the waiting
‘til kingdom come.
DAS
Author Profile: Born and raised in Montgomery County, Texas, Pastor Dan Schiel was called to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ at age 20 and has served as pastor in independent churches for over forty years. He is the founding pastor of Christ Church (founded 1977). 