The majestic oak was over 100 years old; now it was lying in a state of decay.  The forest ignored it as an eyesore.  Some said that its day was over for this old matriarch of trees.  Look further.  Within a mile of mamma oak, there were hundreds of descendants, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, that were conceived by her acorns.  Hundreds of animals and birds owed their life directly or indirectly to her.  May the acorns of our testimony and the seeds of Christlike living bring the fruit of life for generations to come.

“They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.” (Isaiah 61:3)