”And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?“
Judges 9:13 KJV
But the vine answered, ‘What? Give up my wine, which cheers both gods and men, to hold sway over the trees?’ To follow Christ, only one tree is the key, and it’s not the Christmas tree! Christ paid the full price to set us free from the curse of the law when He absorbed the curse completely as He became a curse in our place. For it is written: “Everyone who is hung upon a tree is cursed.” Jesus Christ dissolved the curse from our lives, when He hung on the tree at Calvary, so that in Him all the blessings of Abraham can be poured out upon gentiles. And now through faith we receive the promised Holy Spirit Who lives in us. The three trees mentioned in the parable in this chapter are the olive tree representing the oil of anointing of the Holy Spirit; the fig tree which is the goodness and sweetness of Christ’s love; and the vine which is the joy and cheer that Jesus brings to our lives. All these benefit us when we make our divine exchange with Christ on the Calvary tree. Let’s celebrate the freedom that Christ has given us. Amen!
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