Friday, October 9
Growth Depends on God
“…He knoweth not how...but when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.” -- Mark 4:27b, 29
We have all lived through a great age of scientific discovery. We have see the inventions of the microchip, the laser, the x-ray, the satellite all in the last 100 years or so; where would we be without them? (Some would say we’d be better off!). There are folks out there who call themselves skeptics who have put their faith in what they call science. They deny the supernatural and believe their “god” of science can explain everything with the real God.
Unfortunately for them, there are still many things that science cannot, and never will be able to, explain. Why is there so much hatred, sin, murder and cruelty? Science cannot explain that! Scientists have broken down the process of every stage of plant and animal growth, yet still cannot explain why there is death and aging. What is the “missing link” to all of this? It is God – and He is not missing!
Remember, the context of this parable in Mark 4:26-29 is the kingdom of God. One way we could describe God’s kingdom is that it is the vehicle through which He works. Do we know why growth occurs? We can list many observations, but ultimately it depends on God. If many people spent the amount of time seeking God that they spend on trying to explain Him away, they would be astonished at what they would find: The Creator and Sustainer of the Universe! Are you depending on Him today? In Proverbs 8:17, God tells us: “I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.”
Have you spent more time trying to explain God’s working than simply obeying and doing what He has said?
Thank God today for the wonders of His creation and His working in your life.
Growth Depends on God
“…He knoweth not how...but when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.” -- Mark 4:27b, 29
We have all lived through a great age of scientific discovery. We have see the inventions of the microchip, the laser, the x-ray, the satellite all in the last 100 years or so; where would we be without them? (Some would say we’d be better off!). There are folks out there who call themselves skeptics who have put their faith in what they call science. They deny the supernatural and believe their “god” of science can explain everything with the real God.
Unfortunately for them, there are still many things that science cannot, and never will be able to, explain. Why is there so much hatred, sin, murder and cruelty? Science cannot explain that! Scientists have broken down the process of every stage of plant and animal growth, yet still cannot explain why there is death and aging. What is the “missing link” to all of this? It is God – and He is not missing!
Remember, the context of this parable in Mark 4:26-29 is the kingdom of God. One way we could describe God’s kingdom is that it is the vehicle through which He works. Do we know why growth occurs? We can list many observations, but ultimately it depends on God. If many people spent the amount of time seeking God that they spend on trying to explain Him away, they would be astonished at what they would find: The Creator and Sustainer of the Universe! Are you depending on Him today? In Proverbs 8:17, God tells us: “I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.”
Have you spent more time trying to explain God’s working than simply obeying and doing what He has said?
Thank God today for the wonders of His creation and His working in your life.
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