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Do we Bear the Mark of God?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, The Mark of God

I was incredibly blessed by my devotional reading today which was titled, "The Mark of God". In my reading, Pastor E. M. Bounds wrote that through our faith in Jesus, and our prayers, God does give Himself, His presence, and His grace to us... through them we receive His mark, and sign. There are physical marks of God, and spiritual marks of God, but none is any more powerful than those of prayer which can leave both on us. Physical marks on our knees, feet, and foreheads, and spiritual marks left by answered prayer on our souls and behaviors such as the marks of love, forgiveness, mercy, and grace.

Without flowers there can be no fruit.

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Bearing Fruit

According to the gospel of Jesus, He is the vine and we are the branches of that vine, and being branches, we are to bear the fruit. This is a beautiful image and over the years much has been said, taught, and written about the attributes of the fruit, and what it means for us to bear that fruit. However, today let’s talk about what adorns us as branches before the fruit arrives, and the role we ultimately play in bring forth this fruit... let’s behold the flowers. Not all fruit is good to eat alone, and likewise, not all flowers are beautiful, or smell sweet, but we can tell what fruit we will eventually bear by the flowers that bloom on our stems.