DUETERONOMY 28:30
We gardeners live with the eternal hope
that the new specimen plant we just parked in its spot in the garden will
provide that extra something that seems to be missing. We visit others gardens, we walk the isles of
garden shops in search of something special.
We live with a hope of developing our garden space into that special
area of our lives so that we might enjoy our labors and that others will enjoy
it with us.
What if we had
the scripture from Deuteronomy as our outlook?
Wouldn’t be too much planting going on, would it? Deuteronomy 28 has the good stuff early in
the chapter as the consequences of obedience and disobedience are spelled out
for those who would follow all the commandments given them. Pretty tough under the Old Testament Law,
don’t you think? Today, we Christians have a hope based on a promise found in
the New Testament. The very word of God
through His Son, our Savior, Jesus the Christ, tells us, “I have come that they
may have life and have it to the full.”(
JOHN
10:10)
And then He went
to the cross, died and was resurrected that not only would we have life and
have it more abundantly but that we might have the abundant life here on earth
and then enjoy life eternal with Him in paradise. It doesn’t get any better than that! The next time someone walks through your garden how about sharing with them what God has done in your life. Your life may be the only Bible someone sees!
Garden tip: If you have trouble with moles and voles, plant
your bulbs in a wire basket or a large plastic container with the bottom cut
out.
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