HOW differently plowing was done in olden times from the present. People were not in as great a hurry, either, as they are now, and the oxen suited them very well. They went along slowly and steadily, pulling the plow, and the plowman did not have to walk so fast and get worn out; he had plenty of time to meditate, and could think of God and His word, if he was a Christian, and his heart could go up to God in praises as he went along. But now they have steam plows, and there is a great deal in them to occupy the mind, and so, indeed, in nearly everything to day, the mind is so occupied that one gets little time for thinking of, or reading the word of God.
As we look at this peaceful and calm picture, may we seek to have time for the reading of the word of God, and then in the midst of our work we may be rejoicing in God and His wonderful love in the gift of His Son, and seek to do all to the glory of God.
ML 01/10/1909