We feed our personal tree by our worldly thoughts and actions.
Mark 7 partial
20And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. 21“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil reasonings, adulteries, whorings, murders, 22thefts, greedy desires, wickednesses, deceit, indecency, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. 23“All these wicked matters come from within and defile a man.”
Galations 5 partial
19And the works of the flesh are well- known, which are these: adultery, whoring, uncleanness, indecency, 20idolatry, drug sorcery, hatred, quarrels, jealousies, fits of rage, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, 21envy, murders, drunkenness, wild parties, and the like – of which I forewarn you, even as I also said before, that those who practise such as these shall not inherit the reign of Elohim.
Romans 1 partial
28And even as they did not think it worthwhile to possess the knowledge of Elohim, Elohim gave them over to a worthless mind, to do what is improper, 29having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoring, wickedness, greed, evil; filled with envy, murder, fighting, deceit, evil habits; whisperers, 30slanderers, haters of Elohim, insolent, proud, boasters, devisers of evils, disobedient to parents, 31without discernment, covenant breakers, unloving, unforgiving, ruthless;
This is the tree common to today’s world, a tree of selfishness, and wickedness. Grounded in the Earth, fed and nurtured by the ruler of the world; the adversary. Its fruit is poison, filling the eater with cankerous, addicting, cancer, which spreads throughout our minds and bodies.
The more we feed our earthly tree, the less we feed our spiritual tree.
Let’s take a look at our spiritual tree.
2Peter 1 partial
2Favour and peace be increased to you in the knowledge of Elohim and of Yah’shua our Master, 3as His Mighty-like power has given to us all we need for life and reverence, through the knowledge of Him who called us to esteem and uprightness. 4Through these there have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that through these you might be partakers of the Mighty-like nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world, caused by lust. 5And for this reason do your utmost to add to your belief uprightness, to uprightness knowledge, 6to knowledge self-control, to self- control endurance, to endurance reverence, 7to reverence brotherly affection, and to brotherly affection love. 8For if these are in you and increase, they cause you to be neither inactive nor without fruit in the knowledge of our Master Yah’shua Messiah. 9For he in whom these are not present is blind, being shortsighted, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his old sins. 10For this reason, brothers, all the more do your utmost to make firm your calling and choosing, for if you are doing these matters you shall never stumble at all, 11for in this way an entrance into the everlasting reign of our Master and SaviourYah’shua Messiah shall be richly supplied to you.
Galatians 5 partial
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustworthiness, 23gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no Torah. 24And those who are of Messiah have impaled the flesh with its passions and the desires. 25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Ephesians 3 partial
14For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Master Yah’shua Messiah, 15from whom all fatherhood in the heavens and earth is named, 16in order that He might give you, according to the riches of His esteem by power, to be strengthened in the inner man, through His Spirit, 17that the Messiah might dwell in your hearts through belief – having become rooted and grounded in love, 18in order that you might be strengthened to firmly grasp, with all the set-apart ones, what is the width and length and depth and height, 19to know the love of Messiah which surpasses knowledge, in order that you might be filled to all the completeness of Elohim.
Our spiritual tree is rooted in Love, which was brought about by the seed of belief. Belief is where our journey to the truth began. Without belief, which is also faith, we have no spiritual tree to nourish. We would have only our worldly tree to feed.
Our next step in the progression was the recognition of our fleshly sins, and the gradual putting out of the things of this world. Which is a constant task, as the wickedness of the world continues to invade our daily lives. Our concience is our guide, If it feels wrong, then it is wrong.
Reading Scripture, and other historical, and pertinent information, should be an ongoing routine for us, and is responsible in a large part to our continued success, as it feeds our spiritual tree on a daily basis. As all of the primary branches feed the fruit, knowledge has as much importance as the other attributes.
Self-control is not an easy thing to manage for a lot of people. Keeping yourself from anger, frustration, and fear is a challenge, which takes constant vigilance on our parts. We must constantly remind ourselves of the need to be humble and meek, and avoid the trappings of the world. Pride and vanity are two of our worst spiritual enemies. Unfortunately many people succumb to them.
Patience and endurance are major keys to keeping our spiritual tree alive. The many trials, and tribulations of life wear on us daily. We must be strong and endure the constant bombardment by the adversary and his minions. If we give up, even for a short time, much damage can occur.
Reverance and respect for YHWH is crucial. We must show our Creator how we feel about Him in prayer, actions, thoughts, and deeds. The Eternal is so deserving of our praise and we should ensure that we praise and worship him daily. No matter what is happening in our lives, we should not forget to thank and praise our wonferful Abba. Hallelu Yah!
Many people have these main branches which feed the fruit of the spiritual tree. Unfortunately the trunk and the roots seem to be more difficult to grow. Unlike our Earthly tree, the roots of our spiritual tree are in the gift of the spirit sent from heaven.
Brotherly love is so neccesary for us to grow a luscious and delectable fruit on our spiritual tree. Without it our fruit would be small and tasteless. We should sincerely care about our fellow believers, and help them in times of need. Support them in their times of weakness. Constantly show our love and respect for them, for this helps to bolster their belief. Brotherly love is the trunk of our tree, sturdy and strong, supporting the weight of the tree and all that is in it. We must constantly maintain this solid foundation, and keep a steady vigil against the pests and other destructive elements sent to destroy us.
Love is our foundation; the roots of our tree supply all of the neccesary nutrients for a strong, healthy tree that produces delectable fruit. Our roots soak up the spirit provided by YHWH and turn this precious gift into a sight and taste-pleasing tree that attracts others to its fruit. Without love in large quantities, our access to the spirit is limited. The less love we have, the less spirit we are able to absorb to nourish our tree. We should sincerely love our Wonderful Creator YHWH and all his children as he commands. If we do not have this love, our tree may grow, but it will be starved and it may not bear fruit, or its fruit will not be tasteful.
We have the choice each day to nourish our worldly tree or our spiritual tree.
Imagine a world without Love. Where man does the pleasure of his heart. No remorse, no empathy, no kindness or compassion. Chaos and confusion would probably reign. What would be the incentive for helping your neighbor?
Furthering your own inclinations, you would probably use the people around you to achieve your goals, and or get what you wanted. It would be a dog eat dog world.
Genesis 6 partial
5And YHWH saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6And YHWH was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7And YHWH said, “I am going to wipe off man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping creature and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.”
How evil mankind must have been for The Creator to wipe the majority of the people from the face of the Earth. Take a look around at our world today, what do you see? Wickedness abounds these days, our culture may be fast aproaching the same level of wickedness as the inhabitants of the Earth during the flood, or the inhabitants of Sodom and Gemorah.
2 Timothy 3 partial
But know this, that in the last days hard times shall come. 2For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, thankless, wrongdoers, 3unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, haters of good, 4betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of Elohim, 5having a form of reverence but denying its power. And turn away from these! 6For among them are those who creep into households and captivate silly women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 7always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
This sounds a lot like our world today. The world has digressed back to a point it was at thousands of years ago. What a sad testimony this is.
May our spiritual fruit, Love, Joy, Shalom, Faith, Meekness, Long-suffering, Gentleness, and Goodness be for a blessing.
Shalom & Agape in YHWH’s precious name
