June 5th-Let's Play

Theme of the Day
Expect your faith to be questioned and verified.

Readings of the Day
Romans 11.1-24-There is a remnant, chosen by grace. Chosen by grace not works.
1 Samuel 20-Expect to be cut off from evil and cast out. God will save you alone.
Psalm 65-Be happy to be chosen and to have God living with you.
2 Peter 2.17-22-Be careful that sin does not entangle you again and again.

God's Word of the Day
Even though I have saved you and called you, beware of the sin that will entangle you in a net of destruction. Turn your ear to Me and listen. Follow Me.

Story of the Day
The plant had grown over the past few years. It started small and now had extended all along the fence line. Parts of it were weaving in and out of the fence that it grew up upon. Each spring new sprouts would break forth from the branches and growth was evident. But it was confined by the fence that this plant had weaved in and out of. Then along came the home owner. He cut the plant at the root. He tried to eliminate the growth in the fence but not the plant all together. What this did was free the plant from the confines of the fence. So now, though cut short and to the ground once again, the plant had opportunity to grow without being caught in the fence. So the plant grew, unbounded by the fence.

The plant now free from the fence grew out each year. It provided shelter for the birds. It provided fruit for the owner. The plant remained clear of the fence for now. But the fence remained. The fence stayed in place, always a potential snare for the plant. At times a branch or two would wander to the fence and become entangled. The fence would strangle the branch and the branch would die. Sometimes the owner would revisit the plant and cut the branch free from the fence. But the main trunk remained free and alive from the fence. So as each new branch came to life a choice was introduced. The branch could cling to the safety of the fence and become entangled, or the branch could grow free and wild, providing shelter and fruit and be fed from the main trunk of life. So branch, what's the choice for you today, will you cling to the safety of the fence, or grow free and wild from the main trunk?

Prayer of the Day
Lord, I know that my faith will be questioned. Help me make the right choices in life. Feed me from Your Branch of Life. Keep me from sin and temptation. Cut me away from sin in my life and let me live free in You. Alive to bear the fruit You would have me bear. ---Amen