WE nearly all like to dig in the garden in the spring and to watch the plants grow. Some of our readers have gardens of their own, which they have to water and keep free from weeds. And how much work it takes.
The constant care that is needed for a garden makes us think of the constant care that God gives His people. The many many believers in the Lord Jesus may he likened to the plants in the garden, Just as the garden needs much hoeing, weeding and working, so Christians need stirring up, and God’s Spirit working in them to make them think more about Him.
In what way does God water His dear plants? It is by blessing those who, out of love for Him, speak a word to lost souls. The Lord refreshes His dear ones, too, by the lovely verses in His Word, How sweet it is to open our Bibles and find just a verse from Himself to us—just as though He were speaking to us with His own lips.
ML-05/12/1935