Buried or Planted...?
Ezekiel 17:7b–8 (NRSV) From the bed where [she] was planted 8 [she] was transplanted to good soil by abundant waters, so that [she] might produce branches and bear fruit and become a noble vine.
Ezekiel 17:8 (The Message) [She] had been planted in good, well-watered soil, And it put out branches and bore fruit, and became a noble vine.
Ezekiel 17:8 (GW) [She] was planted in good soil beside plenty of water so that [she] could grow branches, bear fruit, and become a wonderful vine.
Matthew 13:23 (GW) But the seed planted on good ground ⌊is the person who⌋ hears and understands the word. This type produces crops. They produce one hundred, sixty, or thirty times as much as was planted.
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New life has come upon you all in various ways, according to your circumstances.
Trust God that you are not being buried!
Trust God that He is growing you into a new season for Him!
See He is doing a new thing! Do you not perceive it?
Rejoice!
