Yesterday's lovely sunshine and the lengthening days remind us that winter is in the past - and summer of some sort is on the way. I wonder how the garden will grow - will the flowers, vegetables and fruit produce a harvest? Not without some hard work! We will have to wait and see.
The hostilities in Libya are moving ahead, but none of us knows how things will turn out. Again, we will have to wait and see..
When St. Paul tells Timothy, his young colleague to behave like a soldier or a hard working farmer, he is making many points.
Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them. And hard-working farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labour. Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you understand all these things.' (2 Timothy 2.3,4,6,7)
Soldiers need to keep their focus on the job in hand - and as soldiers of Jesus, we are not free to get on with a self-centred life. They also have to trust their commanding officer, that he knows what he is doing. So with us - today, Jesus expects us to obey him, even if we don't know how things may turn out.
And the farmer need patience to see the fruit of his labours. No quick gains for farmers. Again, we need to trust the Lord of the harvest to grow what He wants through our labours.
Today, in the rush and bustle of activity, I need to think about what Paul says - so I grow wiser!
Best wishes,
Richard
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