Garden Heart

Published: March 27, 2020, midnight

b'A warm wind blows through the trees And stirs the face of the water. Wandering about the garden free\\u2014Echoes of songs and laughter.\\nA soul, a smile,A song to be sung; The start of a fire, His work had begun.\\nHe bent on His knees And sat in the dirt; Tugged on the weeds And toiled in the earth.\\nAll of this workBecause He had treasured. Though His job was not finished, In this place He found pleasure.\\nThis work was perfection And beauty precise.All love, no rejection; Tears formed in His eyes.\\nIts glory so bright,He loved so He bought; Completed and worthy, This garden, her heart. \\u2022 Kylie Barnett\\n\\u2022 Where does our value come from? What kind of value did God create us with (Genesis 1:27, 31; Psalm 139:13-16)? \\n\\u2022 We are sinners who need to be rescued by Jesus (Romans 3:23; 6:23). When we put our trust in Him as our Lord and Savior, we become new creations: sin is no longer our identity (2 Corinthians 5:17). How is this newness both instantaneous and a process (Philippians 1:6)? \\n\\u2022 As Christians, if our hearts are gardens bought by the blood of Jesus and tended by the Holy Spirit, what does that say about our sin? Is any weed too big for the Gardener to pull up?\\nTherefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nGenesis 1:26-31; John 15:1-5; Galatians 2:20'