February 26th, 2020
- Britney Meyer
- Feb 27, 2020
- 1 min read
Luke 6:43-45
"No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn bushes, or grapes from briers. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks."
- What stuck out to you this time through?
- Did this verse raise any questions?
- What in this passage helped you see more of Jesus and his cross, or what moved you to love him more?
- Is there someone who might benefit from hearing what you've seen and heard in this passage?
- Why is this verse in the Bible?
Please share your thoughts in the comment section below!
That would make the belief that all people have good still valid (and I believe that too)!
I think we each have two trees inside of us, and it all depends on the one that we nurture. If we nurture the tree of good, we will have good to give to others. But if we nurture the tree of badness, then we won't have the good to give. We will only have bad. I believe that's what it means by using the overflow. We are already tending to one, and the excess is what we give away.
This really hard for me, it's hard because I believe that all people at some capacity have the ability to be and do good. Maybe I'm not fully understanding the scripture but I know God created people to be loving, and to cultivate goodness, so to me everyone should have the ability to cultivate goodness. When I read this through I get the feeling like there is some division, like there are good people, and there are evil people and neither are capable of crossing the line to their opposite. I don't know, maybe this is like a challenge for us. If we were all created to be good, we should fill our hearts with goodness by making good choices,…