Growing Tomatoes

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"26 The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day and the seed should sprout and grow; he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself ; first the blade then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has now come."  Mark 4:26-29

Planting seed and eventually having a harvest is quite an experience. In fact, it is some kind of miracle in itself. We plant little seeds and if we have prepared the ground and taken care of things, eventually, we have an abundance. It's amazing. Take for example tomatoes. We can buy the plant, that is true, but there is something challenging about planting your own seed.

We plant the seed in small pots, water when required and then wait until a plant comes through. Life is seen then, although, the life began when they were planted. Next, when large enough, we transplant them to the ground or a grow bag. After preparation, the plants are planted on and we then nurture these little gems until they are a fully grown plant. 

It's important that attention is paid throughout the whole growing process in order to get healthy fruit. We need to break off the side shoots, check for bugs, continue to water when needed, before harvest. At anytime, especially in a greenhouse, the plants can become too hot and wilt; they can also be overwatered and rot. The plant will not bear fruit until the right time. It takes time and patience; diligence and dedication in order to receive a good harvest. 

This is so similar to our lives as a Christian. We need nurturing. We need to know what God has for our lives. We need to pray and study God's Word in order to know this. We also need to be on guard 24/7 to ward off attacks. Rather like vegetables growing in the garden, bugs and slugs can attack and ruin the plants. Likewise, the devil can and will attack us at times because he doesn't wants us becoming too powerful towards him. If we're powerful in God, we'll pray him out of situations and spoil his plans to hurt us and others. 

The important thing is, if we don't put in, we won't be able to take out. We need to invest in the kingdom of God in order to inherit victory. This is why, reading our bibles, praying and spending time with Jesus is so very important. It really should be the first thing we do each morning. Rather like a breakfast, that sets us up for the day, a quiet time with Jesus will do the same and more. 

Get into the habit of spending each morning with the King you will then be well on the way to your harvest. God has so much for each one of us. We need to seek Him so that we can found out what that is.

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard  

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