Inspirational

The Joy-Tree

Posted on by Marla
Roots of this amazing tree, are planted by the one…
Who looks, and beholds, a glorious spot, to plant inside of me
It’s watered by the rain that falls, by my Heavenly Father’s loving hand
Sustained by the sun-that-shines throughout this promised land…
Leaves, full, that overflow with the deepest green, more lovely than I’ve ever seen
This tree is treasured, its fruit is sweet…
Just one bite and I’m complete…
A fragrant flower that buds in spring… produces a fruit only He can bring…
The fruit of the Joy-Tree is a gift from God to me!
It sustains me in sickness
Gives life to a withered soul…
Takes away my sadness and leaves me content and whole…
The world can’t give it to me and the world can’t take it away…
So, let the love that God gives, plant the Joy-Tree in you today!
Joy, everlasting joy, is a fruit of the Spirit…
It’s contagious when you are near it…
Come, taste and see that it is good!
Paid in full, one Joy-Tree for anyone who will believe!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill November 4, 2020
John 15:5-11 New International Version
5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
Marla
I love the Lord Jesus Christ and am passionate about writing. I hope you enjoy the blog and come to visit often. Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2: 2-4