Our Daily Bread: Rom 8:1-11; Luke 13:1-9

Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future.

We put off reforming our lives. God is patient, but how long can we procrastinate? Do we really want to find out? Let’s get serious about having something to show as disciples of the Lord. A daily examination of conscience will cultivate our hearts for the repentance we need to show. Gratitude used in a conscious, active way can be good fertilizer for our reform. As we seek God’s will for us each day, surrendering to it and acting upon it in faith, the good fruit for which the Lord looks will surely appear.

*For ongoing conversion that leads to authentic discipleship, we pray.