Tuesday, June 5, 2007

High yield

This morning, on my walk, I passed a cornfield filled with young plants.  It was impressive to look across the shimmering wave of green leaves that are giving the normally flat bed of earth a third dimension of vertical growth.  As I considered the field I was most struck by the density of plants.  I paced off a 10 by 10 foot square and found 80 plants were contained in 100 square feet.  If every stalk eventually bore four ears, over 300 ears of corn would come from that 10 by 10 section.  Wow!  That really impressed me.  This farmer is really going for a high yield!
 
Of course the farmer doesn't plant corn every year.  He rotates crops and sometimes allows the field to lie dormant to restore vital nutrients.  But when it's time for the corn, he really steps on the gas and gets a lot for his acreage.
 
I believe the Lord has a similar plan for each of our lives.  He is looking for high yield.  He knows that it will be achieved by soil preparation.  That's why he cultivates us with trials, fertilizes us with grace and plants us with the Word of truth.  Sometimes He lets us rest, like the unplanted field.
 
Be encouraged.  The Lord is tending your life like the cornfield.  As we walk with Him and trust in Him we will ultimately shimmer like the leaves of the cornfield and we will yield fruit that is pleasing to Him.
 
Luke 8:8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.  When he said this, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
 
blessings,
Rob Smith

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