THE YOUNG TREE - A VISION.

THE TREE JUST HAS SOME NEW LEAVES APPEARING ON IT - THE BLOSSOM HAS YET TO COME FOR IT IS EARLY SPRING TIME.

WHEN THE BLOSSOM COMES I CAN SEE THE BEES BRINGING POLLEN FROM OTHER TREES AND TAKING POLLEN FROM THIS TREE BACK WITH THEM TO THE OTHER TREES.

I CAN SEE THAT AS THE TREE GROWS THE ROOTS NEED TO - HAVE TO GROW DOWN DEEP INTO THE SOIL - THE ROOTS NEED TO GO DOWN DEEP INTO WORD FOR IT IS THE ROOTS THAT SUPPORT THE TREE.

THE ROOTS NEED TO BE DEEP SO THAT WHEN THE FRUIT COMES UPON THE TREE - THE TREE CAN TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE FRUIT - FOR IF THE ROOTS ARE NOT DEEP AND STRONG - THE TREE WILL NOT BE ALE TO TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE FRUIT AND THE TREE WILL FALL UNDER IS OWN WEIGHT.

IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ALL WOULD BE LOST - BOTH THE TREE AND THE FRUIT.- THE FRUIT WOULD ROT ON THE GROUND AND ALSO WILD ANIMALS WOULD EAT THE FALLEN FRUIT - ALSO IT WOULD NOT TAKE MUCH WIND TO MAKE THE TREE FALL.

BUT I CAN SEE THAT WHEN THE ROOTS GO DOWN DEEP - IT CAN STAND UP TO THE WINDS AND STORMS.

I CAN ALSO SEE THAT WHEN THE TREE IS STRONG THE LEAVES AND BRANCHES WOULD PROTECT THE FRUIT FROM ANY WILD ANIMALS THAT WOULD SEEK TO TAKE AND EAT THE FRUIT BEFORE THE LORD OF THE HARVEST COMES TO PICK THE FRUIT.

THIS IS VISION OF WHAT IS TO COME FOR THE FELLOWSHIPPING OF GODS PEOPLE FOR WE ARE THE TREES.

THE SOIL IS THE WORD - THE BEES ARE TO DO WITH UNITY BETWEEN FELLOWSHIPS OF GODS PEOPLE - HELPING EACH OTHER - MINISTRY FLOWING BETWEEN THEM - THE FRUIT IS THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE SAVED.

THE WIND AND STORMS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD - THE WILD ANIMALS IS THE ENEMY WAITING - WAITING TO STEAL - KILL AND DESTROY BOTH US AND THE FRUIT.

BUT WHEN WE ARE STRONG IN THE LORD - HIDDEN IN CHRIST AND PROPERLY FED BY THE WORD FROM THE ROOTS - THE LEAVES AND THE BRANCHES ARE TO DO WITH THIS - THEN WE COVER EACH OTHER AND THE NEW BELIEVERS SO THAT THEY MAY BECOME MATURE IN THE LORD.

THE LEAVES HAS ALSO TO DO WITH PRAYER.

THE ROOTS ARE TO DO WITH THE FIVE FOLD MINISTRY GIFTS - APOSTLES - PROPHETS - PASTORS - TEACHERS - EVANGELISTS THAT THE LORD IS - WILL BE RAISING UP AMONG US.

THESE PEOPLE WILL FEED THE TREE - BODY - FOR THE CHURCH IS BUILT UPON THESE MINISTRIES WITH CHRIST BEING THE CHIEF CORNER STONE - THE SOIL BEING THE WORD OF GOD SPEAKS OF THIS.

DAVE 28.4.99.