It seems every year I get a little
bit further behind on getting my garden put out. It rains or the soil is too
hard, or I'm busy with other projects. My wife says “you can buy tomatoes and
cucumbers at the vegetable stand or market and you would save yourself lots of
work.” I object because I know the gardening is actually good therapy for me
and may also help me burn a few extra calories. The real reason I choose to
garden is because of the spiritual therapy it gives me. It reminds me of how
dependent on God the children of Israel were, as they depended on rains for
crops and animals and to sustain them.
As we get away from the totally
agricultural community that they lived in, we sometimes forget that God blessed
nations who honored Him. The farmers sometimes hope for life giving rain for
their crops and I'm reminded that the garden needs water too. True I can run a
hose to the garden to water it, but they didn't have that option. They had to
depend on God to supply their very livelihood. If the crops didn't survive
neither did they, and many didn't survive when droughts persisted and a famine
occurred. It reminded them to pray and give God glory for His goodness through
their crop production. They even had a feast of harvest to celebrate His divine
intervention in their lives. I think we need to be drawn to our knees as well
and thank Him for His intervention in our lives. This coronavirus has also made
me think if I raise my own produce I could survive without trips to the store
if necessary. I hope those green beans just keep coming.
--Alan
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