In the garden of Eden, there were two trees. One was permitted and beneficial; one was off limits to Adam and Eve. The One tree gave truth; the other gave knowledge. The One gave freedom; the other gave religion.
Anyways, this post is about the Tree of Life!
"After I was baptized with the Holy Ghost the Lord gave me a blessed revelation. I saw Adam and Eve turned out of the garden for their disobedience and unable to partake of the tree of life, for the cherubim with flaming sword kept them away from this tree. When I was baptized I saw that I had begun to eat of this tree of life and I saw that the flaming sword was all round about. It was there to keep the devil away." ~Smith Wigglesworth
Isn't that wonderful? Jesus is the tree of life. And He's on the inside know. We've left the covering of the Law (Gal. 3:25) and entered into the covering of the Almighty, the Garden of Eden. In a sense, the believer embodies the garden of Eden; and Yahshua walks amongst us within.
Wigglesworth also said that he was a thousand times bigger on the outside than on the inside. It took me a while to get a grasp on that. But God wants us to be on the inside, looking out. Yahweh wants us to understand just how overflowing the fullness of God can get (Ephesians 3:19).
So, what was Wigglesworth referring to when he said that? The Tree of Life, that's what -- the expansion of the Kingdom (Matthew 13:32), the vibration of life within. This is the tree that Yahweh prunes (John 15:1), the Tree in which we are commanded to abide (John 15:4).
See, the word starts in your spirit, planted as just a seed (John 15:4). The Holy Spirit may scatter more than a few seeds into your heart before you accept it, and that's OK ()! Eventually, though, hearing is mixed with faith, and you've got a little tree (Romans 10:17)!
And God takes that tree and cares for it. He protects you from spiritual warfare (Psalms 105:15). He shelters you and allows you to grow. And the more you grow, the more exposure there can be to the elements. Some of your spiritual 'branches' may fall outside the protection of those angels with flaming swords.
It's about when the operation of the Spirit works in you and through you that you've reached maturity. If nourished, those little branches will grow up, out, and provide a resting place for others! If left to the Father's care, He'll cause such growth in you that your influence far exceeds yourself.
Allow God to prune you. Allow Him to prune off the bad parts; allow Him to burn them away. Allow the cherubim to guard you (Gen. 3:24). If you go past His instruction, the same fire that's designed to protect you might just singe a little. Allow Yahweh to be your purifying fire (Hebrews 12:29).
It feels good to feel that burn. Allow Him to sift through your life and make you more and more fruitful (John 15:2). There's always room for improvement! There's always room to grow. God wants to give you greater territory, greater gifts, greater responsibilities. Are you ready for it?
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