Feeding Our Tender Plants

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Except in the case of the blessed Lord Jesus, the dry ground of this earth does not produce a tender plant. This earth had no nourishment for the Son of God. He was from above (John 8:2323And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. (John 8:23)), and the motive and mission of His life was to do the will of His Father and to finish that work (John 4:3434Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. (John 4:34)). The tenderness of the plant belied the strength of the arm that it revealed. Man, on the contrary, is “like to vanity” (Psa.144:4). He needs the “arm of the Lord” (Isa. 53:11Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? (Isaiah 53:1)) for his deliverance: “Send Thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me” (Psa. 144:77Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; (Psalm 144:7)). Amazingly, it is in this environment that “our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth” (Psa.144:12). How can any of this be? It is through the blessed Lord, our strength, “which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight” (Psa. 144:11<<A Psalm of David.>> Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: (Psalm 144:1)).
The “garners” must be full (Psa. 144:1313That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: (Psalm 144:13)) to feed the children. A depleted storehouse results in famine of soul. Is it possible that our children might more readily decide to feed in the fields of Moab (Ruth 1:11Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. (Ruth 1:1)), if the plowing, sowing, and reaping are not done at home? The “oxen” (Psalm 144:1414That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. (Psalm 144:14)) are for the cultivation of the field to fill the garners and subsequently provide food for the children so that there might not be any “going out” to the fields of Moab in search of fulfillment. And if the “sacrifice and service of your faith” (Phil. 2:1717Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. (Philippians 2:17)) be offered up, “Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord” (Psa.144:15).