A month ago, I mentioned in amazement how the last of our garden plants were continuing to produce. Incredibly, we are still seeing that result – in the late days of November!
Anyone looking at the plants remaining in our garden today, would say resolutely that they are dead or almost dead. Some are completely brown, some are mostly brown, and some are even withered, lying on their side on the ground. It is not a pretty sight. However, a closer look shows life. Color can be seen within the brown stems and leaves. Then when you lift the plant up, there’s more color! Tomatoes and peppers where there shouldn’t be any! Life – when all you see is death and near-death.
YHWH, the Creator and Sustainer of all things, speaks to us through these things. He is faithful. He knows everything that is going on. He isn’t surprised by anything that is happening. He brings forth life, and sustains life, in impossible situations, in chaotic circumstances, at His will. Remember Ezekiel’s Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37). Take heart faith family. Even if this becomes the “dark winter” some anticipate, our Elohim is still in control.
From the beginning, He walked in the garden. His voice was heard in the garden. Even in a sin-wrecked, dark world, he is there. Look under the dead plant. He may have life waiting there to sustain you!
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