One summer I planted a packet of Chinese cabbage seeds in my garden. I think every one of those seeds must have sprouted, because they came up so thick. So I dug up some of those little cabbage plants and moved them farther down the row, leaving six to eight inches of space between each one. But I didn’t finish the job that day, and I never did get the rest of them transplanted.
The crowded plants that were left as they had come up grew tall and weak and spindly. They finally went to seed without ever giving us any food at all. But the ones that had been transplanted and had more space grew into nice, thick heads of cabbage. They supplied us with quite a few salads during the spring and early summer.
Each time I walked by that row of cabbages, it was a good object lesson to me of how we do need to give space in our day to the Lord Jesus, to read His Word, the Bible, and to pray. This will help us to grow to be strong Christians and produce fruit for our Saviour.
ML-07/11/2010