The seed and the soil have met.
"Do not fear, little sprout, the hand of Almighty God."
But you say, "What? How can you say, 'Do not fear,' when every time He comes, He pinches away the buds before they come to bloom? He takes away my fruit."
"Fear not! You are His planting. It is wisdom to pinch the plant while the roots remain unformed."
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"Do not fear, little sappling, the sckssors in the Hand of God."
But you say, "What? How can you say, 'Do not fear,' when He clips away my fruiting branches?"
"Fear not. You are His planting. It is wisdom to shape the tree while it is young."
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"Do not fear, Oh mighty tree the pruning shears in the hands of God. It is wisdom," says the Spirit, "to prune away the wild and fruitless branches. You will bear much fruit, and your fruit shall remain."
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"Do you fear, Oh Fruitless Tree, the rumbling that you hear? Fear not! A truckload of fresh manure is coming your way. Receive it and rejoice, and in one year, you'll bear much fruit...
...Here's what you must fear: When the Hand of God has fueled up the chain saw; when the motor roars, then know the time to fear has come."
For we are trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that He should be glorified.
