THURSDAY: “GREEN GRAPES!” Deuteronomy 23:24 Pastor Cecil A. Thompson December 15, 2016 DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART
Pastor Cecil A. Thompson
December 15, 2016

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“GREEN GRAPES!”
Deuteronomy 23:24
“When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes at your pleasure, but you shall not put any in your container.”

When my boyhood friend and I invaded our neighbor’s vineyard we had no idea we were acting according to Scripture. All we knew was that there were Concord grapes that were begging for us to eat them. The problem was that we often picked them before they were ripe and the green grapes made us sick.

Many times in our life we run ahead of God and try to pick the “grapes” before they are ripe. God’s timing is always so much better than ours. He knows the heart of the individual.

Last Sunday I spoke with a widow who was sobbing pitifully. She shared with me that someone had stolen flowers from her husband’s grave and had also taken the grave marker. All I could do was listen to her and pray for her.

God knows when the timing is right. We can watch carefully as the season progresses and the fruit is ripe. Then we need to be ready to glean in the Lord’s vineyard. He will bring the increase.

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!

- - - Pastor Cecil

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