We all have memories of something or someone. They may be good memories or bad memories. I am sure that every one of us have things in our growing up years that we wish were not there.
Unfortunately, we live in a sinful world and nothing ends up as perfect as we would like. We may even have bad feelings toward our parents and their mistakes. But one thing that I have found is once I had kids of my own those feelings about my parents’ mistakes vanished. It is not easy being a parent. I know there is some pretty evil stuff that happens to kids but I am not referring to those things. I believe the worst things are not as common as the more general mistakes that take place.
I like to dwell more on the good things from my childhood. And I hope my children will try to do the same. There are many pleasant things that I can remember growing up. And I am sure we all can think of things.
I spent this last weekend in an area near where I grew up. It is in an area where there are rolling fields of grain. There is a beauty in the rolling fields of grain. At a certain time of year it is a beautiful green. Then near the end of the summer the golden grain is beautiful. As the breeze is blowing and you look across a field and you watch it and it looks like waves, it is beautiful. Every stage is beautiful and perfect.
It brought back warm memories. I love where I live now in the mountains with trees but there still is a beauty to the fields.
It also made me think of many things. So many things in the Bible are connected with fields. I think of the disciples walking by a field, taking the heads of grain and taking out the grain and eating it.
I do remember as a kid taking wheat, chewing it, and if you’re really careful you end up getting rid of all the germ and bran and you end up with what is called gluten. Once you got it to the gluten stage you could chew on it all day. It doesn’t have much flavor but it is something to chew on. How many of you ever did that.
The grain when it gets to the golden ripe stage also reminds me of when Jesus talks about the harvest being ready. There is a need for the “wheat” to be harvested. There are hearts ready to receive Jesus but there is no one there to tell them about Him. If we are parents that is our children. Are we too busy for them?
The wheat fields also make me think of the end of the world when Christ comes. Jesus said the “wheat” and the “tares” would grow together until the end of time. Then the Lord would gather the “wheat” to Himself and the “tares” would be burned. Jesus also said that this is not our job to do because in the process of trying to get rid of the “tares” we may pull up the “wheat” also. God is the one that will separate the “wheat” from the “tares”.
The thing that I so love about God is that He is the perfect judge. We are so unworthy to judge others. God knows each person’s heart and their motives.
Dear Father,
Thank You that You are such a just God. Thank You for Jesus who came to die for us so that we have the opportunity for Salvation. Guide us as we strive to follow You.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
We are told to enter in at the straight gate. Let’s strive for it so that we can be ready when He comes. I just read this recently, “In the Christian live, “striving” is not our performance of God’s will, but it is our surrender to God so that He can carry out His will in us.” This is a great statement. Let’s surrender all to Him so He can work in us to will and do of His good pleasure.
Love you all.
Have you been around wheat fields? If so what illustrations have you thought of? Please share.