day no. 16,876: it's never too late to plant an apple tree

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." — Martin Luther

Do your part.

Man your post.

1 Corinthians 15:54-58

When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: 

    “Death is swallowed up in victory.” 

    “O death, where is your victory?

        O death, where is your sting?”

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Until the end, we work. 

We hit the finish line with our chests.

Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Until the end, He is with us.

1 Corinthians 10:31

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

While we wait, we work for the Lord in the Lord.

Colossians 3:23-24

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Don’t bounce out early. Don’t hang up your jersey before the final buzzer. Give yourself no quarter for four quarters! 

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

There is plenty of good, hard work yet to be done.

It is never too late to plant an apple tree.

Thanks be to God!