Today’s Thought “Germination Stifled” G. Ward

 

 

To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life.” Genesis 3:17

 

I recall how growing up my Dad took such pride in our lawn each year. Our landscape was meticulously arranged, accentuating our house with a special je ne sais quoi (French- A quality or attribute that is difficult to describe or express.). Red waxed begonias lined our perfectly trimmed evergreens and our lawn was the most excellent Kentucky Bluegrass, cut with an elevated blade to render plush-ness, absolutely void of a singular weed. To maintain this appearance involved two annual fertilizations, spring thatchings and a careful cognizance of the neighbors (on both sides) recklessly allowing their grass to blow towards our lawn causing what was perceivably immediate germination’s occurrence (because although their lawns were aesthetically pleasing, they didn’t match ours).

 

What Gregory does this have to do with a devotional thought for today? Simple. There are weeds (i.e. great contaminants) throughout life’s journey and the contingency for proper growth demands our seeking great fertilizer (Holy God’s Word = daily) and further insists that we disallow others selfish plights to permeate our spiritual beings.

 

Happy Tuesday!