REBORN

Spring is a time of rebirth and regeneration.  For many people it is their favorite time of year.  I grew up in West Virginia where winters were cold and long. You just could not wait for the days of short-sleeved shirts.  What is known as "America's pastime," Baseball, begins its regular season in  early April.  Again, you have the feeling of something starting over or anew.

As you drive down the road you see may people cutting their lawns and planting flowers and shrubs.  Trees are beginning to blossom and bud.  It is if the planet is getting a second chance at life.

Paul told the Ephesians, "Eph 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins."  The word "quickened," here, means to "make alive."  Like plants that die, but come back in the Spring, so it is somewhat with the soul of man.  Paul says that we were dead, but Christ has made us come alive!  What do we do to make our plants some alive and stay alive?

· We make sure that they are planted well. Rom 6:5  For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
· We make sure that it is watered.  1 Cor 3:6 I have planted, Apollos watered;
· We then will know that we will prosper 1 Cor 3:6  but God gave the increase.

If we follow these "tips" our service to the Lord Jesus Christ will be a prosperous one.

—Paul