Planted

God's intention for His church, to be a living, growing people. He describes the church using the analogy of a cultivated field. A planting. A farm. A field. A garden.

1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

You, as a people, are God's farm; a garden that is growing and producing; flourishing and thriving.
We belong to God. And God is at work, active. We are also fellow labourers together with Him in this work. There is activity here, by God, and by His church. The church is meant to be an active operation; dynamic and productive.

God gives the increase; 1 Corinthians 3:7. God's desire is for His church to grow. To be a fruitful field; Isaiah 32:15.

God the Father is, Himself, the Husbandman; John 15:1. As the Gardener He wields the pruning shears for His purpose. John 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

God wants all of His people to be as a healthy plant. This can mean seasons of God trimming us, pruning us, shaping us. It's for our good. We will be healthier for it and bear more fruit that way. We can face difficult times, painful things, loss… Seasons of trial and tribulation. Hurts. God's discipline. We need that. We can trust the process. Pruning will strengthen and improve us. And we will produce even more.

God desires for His people to bear good fruit. Philippians 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness… Colossians 1:10 …being fruitful in every good work…

God calls us, as labourers together with God, to be an active part in this harvest work. Luke 10:2