Like Good Fruit

They seem so simple on the vine,
From bloom, to bud, to fruit.
Yet they have much more to teach us
Than just bud, vine, and root.
 
They speak of purpose and design,
A plan, complex and sweet,
That their creator set in place
And called them to complete.
 
They do not question when to grow,
To bloom and then to rest.
They simply follow His design,
Trusting He knows what’s best.
 
The path for us is more complex,
And yet, it is the same.
Walk forward in His perfect plan,
And do so in His name.
 
We cannot know tomorrow’s fruit
Until harvest is shared,
But we can trust the Creator
And the plan He’s prepared.
 
The fruit that grows within His light
Will reflect His design,
While fruit that grows outside His plan
Will wither on the vine.
 
Turn, then, your face toward His light
And, in His Word, take root,
That, when the harvest comes at last,
You will be His good fruit.
 
Matthew 7:18
A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.