From nature we can learn a lot about spiritual growth and understand truth about how we grow in Christ. All the human intelligence and technology cannot give life to anything we see in nature. It is only God the creator that can make anything grow in our world.
When we have little kids we would like to see them grow rapidly but there is nothing we can do to help them grow faster. We can feed them and give them love but we know that when it comes to growth the situation is out of our hands. Jesus said:
“For apart from me you can do nothing”. (John 15:5 NIV)
I write this word today because many of us as Christ followers think that growth came from our own efforts. Then as we find that our efforts are not working or providing the growth we are hoping for, we grow tired and frustrated.
Today my invitation is to sit at the feet of Jesus like Mary did when Jesus came to visit her and her sister Martha at their home in a village near Jerusalem. Martha wanted to impress and to serve Jesus – nothing wrong with that – but Mary wanted to simply sit at the feet of Jesus and allow Him to do what only He could do. The part of the Christian life I enjoy the most, is to sit at the feet of Jesus and receive life, peace and strength from Him.
At the end Jesus replied to Martha:
“My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10: 41-42 NLT)
As you sit at the feet of Jesus you will find yourself growing and enjoying a rich spiritual life like you’ve never before experienced. This is because you understand that He is the only one that can provide the life and the power that allow us to grow and bear fruit.
- Obed Escobar
