The mulberry tree
The weeping mulberry tree in our garden used to grow freely, its long flowing branches reaching to the ground.
Its fruit was plentiful and many birds ate their fill throughout the summer season.
But it didn't suit my nearest and dearest. For him it was too intrusive and blocked his right of way around the garden.
So he chopped the length of the branches and tied back some of the other ones so that he could move about as he wanted to - unobstructed and unrestricted.
Now there's hardly any fruit and the leaves are sparse with some branches even bare.
What he did cut off the supply for the wildlife and marred its beauty.
It's all very reminiscent of what we have done with the Message of the Cross of Jesus and God's Word in our country.
We deemed it too obstructive and it restricted our "human rights"!
So we cut off some of God's Laws on the sanctity of life and sexuality.
Furthermore we tied back tied back Jesus as being the Only Way to salvation.
What we've been left with is a watered down, weak and insipid "churchianity" which has no attraction and no fruit.
Shame on us!
We need to unleash the True Message of The Cross of Christ.
Yes, it will restrict our excesses of selfishness and pride - no more "my truth" or "your truth", but The Way, The Truth and The Life".
John 6:53-58,60-63 NLT
So Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. [54] But anyone who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. [55] For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. [56] Anyone who eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. [57] I live because of the living Father who sent Me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on Me will live because of Me. [58] I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever." [60] Many of His disciples said, "This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?" [61] Jesus was aware that His disciples were complaining, so He said to them, "Does this offend you? [62] Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again? [63] The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
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