Gene’s Daily Scriptural Postings

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01 August 2024

Far too many people focus on trying to do good things and get upset by everyone else doing bad things. When we do this we are in the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. We are effectively trying to get people onto the good branches and off the evil branches. We do well to wake up and realize we're in the wrong tree all together.

Instead, we should be in the other tree, the Tree of Life. Fortunately we now have access to that tree now through Jesus. He is the source of truth and Jesus Himself said He came to give us the abundant, overflowing life. It can only be found in Him and the more intimate we are with Him, the more of that overflowing life we’ll enjoy.

The best part is that the more time we spend in the Tree of Life, the more we see our behavior change to line up with what God truly considers good. We’ll find we struggle less with some of the bad things we wanted to be free from. It is an inside out thing which flows from our intimacy with the Father.

If you focus primarily on behavior then maybe it's time for you to switch to the Tree of Life!

­	We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. — 1 John 5:20 (WEB)