Ecc 1:10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
At sunrise, I find myself driving down US Highway 49 in northeast Arkansas headed toward Marmaduke. The lay of the land is flat and I can see for miles across a cornucopia of planted fields. What the soil may lack in quality, God has made up the difference in available water for irrigation.
What variety! As drive along gingerly, I pass fields of corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, rice and a plethora of vegetables. With the windows rolled down the truck is filled with the aroma of life. Forget about stopping to smell the coffee, this is a real blessing.
I began to think about Moses sending out those men to “…search the land…” He instructed them in Numbers 13:20, “And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.”
Oh my, the land was fat. The Bible says in Numbers 13:23 , “…a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; ...” Can you imagine? One cluster of grapes so developed, it had to be carried on staff across the shoulders of two men.
As I roll along, I view corn stalks that are two feet taller than any I have seen in the Midwest. The soybean plants are so leafy they almost cover the ground between the rows. The rice plants are bulky and against the backdrop of dawn’s early light they create a luxuriant carpet of green across the landscape.
Thank you Lord for allowing me to see your wonderful hand in all that meets the eye this morning and to better understand what the prophet knew in Jeremiah 32:17.
