Welcome~

Hello and Welcome~


The world is blind to these SEVEN, pivotal facts:

1. The Bible communicates Heaven’s 'Multi-millennial Strategic Plan for Humanity'.

2. There are SEVEN ages appointed for humanity.

3. We are nearing the end of the THIRD age, a pivotal turning point in this strategy.

4. A GREAT falling away from the Christian faith is predicted during the ending days of this THIRD age, as a result of backsliding, general lukewarmness and outright apostasy among the heretofore faithful. Look around and this you will clearly see.

5. Biblical prophecies have been and remain seeds of human history.

6. Yet-fulfilled prophecies, unfolding apace, are worthy of diligent study.

7. Now is the time to get and stay on ‘the right side of Bible prophecy’.

 

You can help open eyes of many by sharing this blog, specific posts and songs, thereby joining in The Lord's effort summarized in Psalm 68:11.

 

...Posts are listed in the reverse order of their publication date, so the most recent ones appear up front.

...The Topical Series section addresses deeper, strategic topics that cannot be covered in just one post.

…An alphabetical listing of all posts, and a separate alphabetical listing of poems are included at the top of the Topical Series list.

...Where possible, the Featured Post generally touches on some underlying world issue of the week. Be sure to check it out.

...Comments and feedback are welcomed via email. Your feedback and support are greatly appreciated.

…Several posts include an audio and/or video version. Search for 'version' to find these posts. More may be pending, as The Lord leads.

...Meanwhile, select any text, and allow your device to read it to you. This requires activating the text-to-speech or talk function in your device settings.

--If a post is reported as not existing, please send an email to check/update the link. Thanks much~

 

Contact me atKeyofJLife@gmail.com

Click here to donate to this ministry 

via PayPal.com using this email address.

>I'm trusting you will appreciate and will support this ad-free site.<

 

Fasten your spiritual seat belts!

Changed Roots, Changed Fruits (Poem)

See the Lessons from Trees series here

Many good and awesome lessons we could surely learn,

From trees that are more numerous on Earth than man.

What insights might they speak of The Lord’s grand plans,

If only we would listen, His lessons to discern?


When dissatisfied with fruits on the limbs and boughs of trees,

Arboriculturists focus on the trees’ roots, not their fruits,

To change different nutrient aspects soil contributes.

They do this until the trees produce fruits with which they’re pleased. 1


They also target fruits that, from flowers, have already sprung,

To preserve current crops, like with nets and fumigation.

This will only protect the current fruit generation.

Targeting roots and soils, serves fruits in generations to come.


When The Lord, through Moses, brought the Hebrew slaves

out of Egypt,

And recounted His laws to them …over and over again,

He was treating the current generations of fruits, Amen?,

Fruits that from Abraham’s, Isaac’s and Jacob’s ‘tree’

would soon be ripped.


Over thousands of generations, The Lord, in varied ways,

Continued in this same particular modus operandi,

And received the same ole results, verified historically:

Weak and meager fruits of righteousness by His people displayed! 2 


Along the way, He planted many ‘seed promises’,

Of a pending, sustainable change in His approach,

To address their wicked ways that triggered His reproach:

On their hearts, in their minds, I will write My purposes. 3


Friends, since our heart and our mind are the clear equivalents,

To the roots of our ‘tripartite human experience,’ 4

It is in His amazing Grace and benevolence,

That this approach awaits Israel’s future residents!


Adding to His promises, a prototype or backup,

Today, He extends to the willing an offer that’s profound:

Rather than treating sin problems from our lofty lifestyles, down,

In salvation, He treats our sin problems …from our roots, up! 5

Yep,

Many good and awesome lessons we could surely learn,

From trees that are more numerous on Earth than man.

What insights might they speak of The Lord’s grand plans,

If only we would listen, His lessons to discern?


What if Earth is our classroom, and trees our teachers?

About them, what have you pondered,

and lessons have you discerned?

Since with trees, the Earth has been so abundantly adorned,

If we don’t go to church, might trees be …our preachers??

---------- 

1 Arboriculturists - someone trained in forestry, tree farming, husbandry, etc. See: What is Arboriculture and Why is it Important?

2 This is not only the story of ancient Israel, as recorded in The Bible, but is also the current story of Israel in the news of our day.

3  See: Jeremiah 31:33 and Hebrews 10:16

4 Spirit, soul and body, in that proper order. 

5 See: Ephesians 3:17 and Colossians 2:7, 11-14