Green and Golden-Brown
In the golden days of summer, we frequently have a lack of rain here in Michigan. Our grass begins to wither and it turns a dusty shade of golden brown. It is imperative that the grass gets watered so it can be green and lush again.
Last year, we had quite a "drought" (which probably isn't considered a drought for those of you in Texas) and the thought struck me so abruptly like a sudden rainstorm (how coincidental).
Without God, we can be the same way. We can be reading His Word and we are lush, green grass. But without it, we are golden-brown and all dried up. Now, I don't control the weather department so I can't make the rain come pouring down, but I can read the Bible and become lush plants again. Psalms 1:3-4 illustrates my point:
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. ~Psalm 1:3
This Scripture goes along great and so does the following verse:
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
It's easy as Christians to become like dry grass. We read our Bibles here and there, we attend services weekly just to maintain our "Christian" status, but in essence, we're all dried up. I sure don't want to be blown away by the wind. I can envision myself as a large oak tree that's been here for ages, next to a stream flowing quietly in the countryside. Now that's what I want to be.
posted by Kristin at
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6 Comments:
Good post. How long was the drought?
My pastor once used an analogy that I still remember, even though I was about 7 when I heard it.
Christians are like a sponge. When they are new, they soak up the word with reckless abandon, and then when proded, share it with the rest of the world. But as they age, they tend to absorb less, and share hardly at all, to the point where they sit and sour, because they don't keep absorbing and sharing the word.
The drought lasted over a month - and the "grass" was pretty much dirt.
I love your pastor's analogy - that is so true!
Our grass is turning golden brown too, Thank the Lord for some rain yesterday.
Good food for thought on your analogy.
Very good parable and very convicting. Thanks for posting it!
Love the analogy! Great example and reminder.
I have heard that Oklahoma (where I live) is dryer this year than during the Dust Bowl.
I am glad that we do not have to wait for the Bible to “rain.” Our "spiritual droughts" are easily remedied by getting back into faithful reading of the Bible and prayer.
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