I was doing some work in the garden yesterday . . .
I had been working out there all morning and decided it was time for a coffee break.
I got a fresh cup of coffee and sat out on the deck.
As I was doing so thoughts of Grandpa crossed my mind.
Grandpa was very meticulous when it came to taking care of his yard and
garden.
He would spend hours upon hours working in his garden all through the
spring
and summer.
I recalled a time when I went to visit him and he was out in the
sweltering
heat working in the garden.
I asked him what he was doing out in the heat working in the garden . .
.
And why couldn't he wait for a cooler day to be out there working.
He took me over to one of the tomato plants and showed me one of the
largest,
juiciest tomatoes I think I have ever seen.
Grandpa took it off the vine, cut a slice of it and told me to taste
it.
That was the best tasting tomato I've ever had.
He went on to explain how you only get out of things what you put in to
them.
How by proper feeding and watering the plants come to bear fruit . . .
He also explained how important it was to prune the plants in order for the plants to receive the most from the sun.
Then I thought about how our relationship with the Lord is a lot like growing those tomatoes . . .
How we need to keep ourselves properly watered and fed through God’s Word . . .
And how by pruning the sin and evil thoughts from our lives . . .
We open ourselves up to receive from above.
I also realized, finally, after all these years, that that talk in the
garden was another one of Grandpa's life long lessons he had taught me.
Maybe a lesson we could all learn something from.
Just a thought!
Durango
Good message, thanks Durango
