Mobile Daily Devotional Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 32, Day 5, Thursday, 12 August 2021. TOPIC: A WET WOOD 4:

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8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,

9 and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have  Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

10  And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

We have discussed about a wet wood and we are discussing about a dry wood. Wet wood are woods which are not useful to God at a particular time, which means, they can still become a dry wood and will be available for God’s use. Dry woods are those available for God, they are working presently, carrying out their duty in their respective places. But some of these dry woods are been carried away by activities, tasks and human strength, leaving God Himself behind. We talked about eye service yesterday, but they are not doing eye services, they are rendering their services but they are not producing fruits. 

John the Baptist, was speaking to those who thought they’ve known it all, He explained that, it’s not the activities that matters it’s the productivity. You may be a dry wood or tree at your duty post but your behaviour to others  is not saving a soul, it rather sends them away, that is very dangerous. Many thinks being discipline is to be strict and not bendable, that is very wrong. Being a vessel of God makes you bend your doctrines for the sake of winning a soul to God. Men’s principles are not to suppress God’s mission, winning soul. 

The axe has been laid to the root of that tree, to be cut down. God is giving a warning to someone reading this Devotional today to trace your path back to God. Not activities but productivity.  Not being too physical about your services but also being conscious of the spiritual. Are you one of the woods to be cut down? Have you left God behind in your endeavours? Can you please seek redress this morning and ask him for forgiveness of sins and change your behaviours? If people run from God because of you you are that wood to be cut down. Read, think it through and take the right steps this morning. I pray for everyone this morning, that, we will not be full of activities but productivity in Jesus Mighty Name, May we not be cut down from our duty places in Jesus Precious name, Amen.