Under an Olive Tree

Sitting under an olive tree in Jerusalem. 

Dozens of olives cover the shaded soft grass under the tree. Too soon they fell, unripe, unfit for eating. Here they will decay until they become part of the earth once more. 

Fruit is dependent on the timing. As we trust God to know the perfect timing for all things we hope and trust for, he will harvest in its season. We must content ourselves with waiting on the tree, for if we shake too violently under the pressure of waiting, we find ourselves on the ground, unfit for his plans for us, hidden under decaying leaves instead of ripening in his son.

Be encouraged. Hold unswervingly to the hope you profess. Without wavering. 

For he who promised IS faithful.

Heb 10:23