One of the reasons we bought our current house is that it had so many trees in the yard. Seven of them line the front sidewalk. Well, there were seven.
A couple of years ago, a big storm came through town and the wind snapped one of the trees. The next day, I got my chainsaw and cut down what remained, leaving only a three-foot-high stump. I reasoned that a taller stump would be easier to pull out of the ground later.
Now, the stump is re-growing. There are branches and shoots all over the place. What we thought was dead and gone is coming back to life.聽
Whenever I look out the living room window and see this rebirth taking place, I am reminded that there is always hope.聽聽What looks like the end may be the start of something new. We do not know what is going to happen next and new life could be right around the corner.
Finding a renewed life, both physically and spiritually, was one of Jesus鈥� favourite themes. In fact, in John chapter 10, he claimed, 鈥淚 have come that they might have life and have it to the full鈥� (verse 10), or, as other versions say, 鈥淚 have come that they might have life and have it abundantly.鈥�
I do not know what you are facing right now but please remember this: Jesus came with a message of second chances and new beginnings, both for this life and the life to come.聽
That is a promise worth holding on to.
