Life is always about choices and consequences.
When we read that Christ says He has overcome the world, it doesn’t mean that He has removed the sting from the bee. What He has done is to show the bee how sweet the nectar is that He provides. The bee is then so occupied with the bounty being provided, that it forgets about the sting.
Don’t go looking for the bees of our world. – You will be stung!
If you want to overcome the world provide it with the sweetness that comes from being laden in pollen.
Gardening with God is about producing a bounty of pollen laden blossoms that provide an irresistible feeding station for the bees of the world. So attractive and enticing that they forget their sting and they are completely absorbed in being filled with the sweet stuff (and taking it back home).
In God’s garden, the choice is ours. It is not just about being in Christ – it is about Christ being in us – filled until we are bursting with pollen for the bees to collect. Bees also make choices: Whether to sting or whether to collect pollen.
