Ever since December, I’ve been noticing an orange tree here close to Hilltop Gardens, and there was one particular orange that has been hanging in there for the past 7 months. If one picks an orange and leaves it in a bowl, after a few days it will become mildewed and rotten, and you just throw it away. And when one sees oranges mature and come to full growth, you pick them and eat them fresh and juicy, or share them with family and friends. However, this one particular orange stayed healthy through January and February, all through March and spring, made it through May and June and now all through the warm and humid month of July. And it’s still there hanging, as orange and spotless as any orange can be.
This comes to show that when you are connected to the original life-giving source, the product will remain healthy and rich in content. And this reminds me of our connectedness with Jesus. As long as we stay close to Him, the source of our life and rich spiritual health, we should remain spotless. Cut off from Him, we will slowly decay and wither away. So let’s stay connected to Him, who gave us life so that we can reciprocate that life to others around us.
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