Devotional 5-30-14

Harvesting

As a child in the 40's I grew up with my Dad gardening and harvesting. In the spring he would plant lettuce and onions and we would have wilted lettuce made with bacon grease from the pork we had. We had strawberries and gooseberries too. Later he would plant green beans, corn, carrots, tomatoes, radishes, beets and potatoes, white ones and sweet ones too. He even grew peanuts too that he roasted in the oven for us. My Mom would harvest the things that he grew and can them for us to live on in the winter.

In the fall my Dad would start to save seeds for the next spring. He would gather them and dry them and make sure they would be good seed for the next years planting. Did all the seed produce for the next year? Of course not. But my Dad knew that, and he allowed for the difference  - knowing that not all seed are alike and therefore you make allowance for the difference.

Is that not what God does with us? He made us to grow and he wants us to harvest and allow for the seed that may not grow the way we want it to. My Dad knew that not all seed are the same. Therefore you accept the fact and know that your harvest will be the same.

Jean Ramsey