Wesley United Methodist Church, Orange TX

I know you cannot get a feel for how huge this old oak is, so here is a hint.  Where the first pillar is, the short one, the oak is at least 6 feet in diameter.  It really is amazing.  It can be seen in Founder’s Park in New Braunsfels.  Jane and I were there last week and we enjoyed our time there walking and stopping to read our vacation novels beneath the shade of the Founder’s Oak.  

The size of this old oak and the age, around 300 years,  puts the short time we are here on this earth in perspective.  While the oak is anchored in one spot and serves to give us welcomed shade, we are not anchored in one spot and we can move around.   The mighty oak is a wonderful example of God’s creation, something to observe and enjoy.  We too are a wonderful example of God’s creation and we too are observed in our lives.  How we live our lives is important because people do observe us and we can provide a positive example or a negative one.  Like the mighty oak shades us from the sun, our God and His Son can shade us from the troubles of this world.  While we are still exposed to sin all around us, we must stand firm in His shade and never move outside of that canopy of love and forgiveness.  Like the mighty oak we must be firmly anchored in our faith and as we move about in His world we must example the beauty found in His Word.

Have a blessed day, Randy

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