A lady was bringing her plants into the house in the autumn. Some had hardly grown at all - they had made no progress & produced no bloom. They had just lived & that was about all.
Others had done well - grown strong & beautiful &
repaid her care by abundant blossoms.
The former were taken in & saved from perishing, but had
obscure places, with little regard or use - just saved & that was all -
while those which had used their powers & opportunities were taken to grace
the parlors & windows of the house & given missions of beauty &
power.
So it is with people in God's garden & house, some are
just saved, "so as by fire"; they "hardly enter in."
But those who live lives of loving service to God &
humanity have an abundant entrance into the joy of the Lord.
- (moreillustrations.com)
Mark 4:20 (ERV): “And
others are like the seed planted on the good ground. They hear the teaching and
accept it. Then they grow and produce a good crop—sometimes 30 times more,
sometimes 60 times more, and sometimes 100 times more.”
“There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not
cross-bearers here below.” - Charles
Spurgeon.
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