Picking Apples Like Grandpa

After returning from vacation on Vancouver Island to visit relatives, Pastor Trevor relates an interesting revelation that he received at the top of a ladder, while picking apples with Grandpa. It is fascinating how God spoke to Trevor while Trevor was looking for an opportunity to speak to Grandpa - and how in the end, God used Grandpa to speak to Trevor! The Scriptures and the story remind us that we as believers have no control over the process of "ripening" unsaved people. We are not called to change people; we are called to be present and watching for the moment when the Lord of the Harvest Himself gets people ready for redemption.