I assume there are some of you who can't imagine chopping down a papaya tree growing nearby. How cruel! Here, we are in a tropical rainforest where papaya trees seem to spring to life without effort. These particular trees have beautiful, golden-yellow fruit. Then you open them up and they're not even fit for eating! Bland and bitter, they're a great disappointment. I can think of several correlations:
"You will know a tree by its fruit."
"but the tree that bears no fruit, he will chop down and throw in the fire"
Removing a tree with bad fruit makes room for trees with good fruit.
Sometimes we need to cut things out of our lives to make room for better things.
It's a risky thing to be indifferent or even a little bitter towards God.
May we submit to the Holy Spirit so that he can produce love, joy, peace, patience, etc. in our lives.
*It's a great way for the kids to practice using a machete safely!
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