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The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to <\/i>
work it and keep it.<\/i> (Genesis 2:15 )<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a very good gardener.
Sure, I can grow things.  In fact, I just enjoyed some wax beans that
came out of my garden. They were delicious.
What I mean is, the weeds always win. Always.
I drive past other people\u2019s gardens and they are beautiful, weed-free
examples of stewardship.
Not mine.  Oh, in the beginning, I do pretty well. When I till the garden
and put the seeds in, it looks very nice. There\u2019s not a weed to be seen.
I even do pretty well when they first start growing. I till between the
rows, hoe between the plants, and even get down on my hands and
knees and pull weeds.
Until July.
Once the plants are up and doing well, the little tiny weeds just starting
to peek up between the plants don\u2019t seem all that threatening. Then
July brings us hot, humid, sunny weather that\u2019s perfect for aggressively growing weeds and mosquitoes.
So, when it 98 degrees out with 90% humidity, and there are legions of
kamikaze mosquitoes that have somehow figured out I missed dousing
my right ear canal with mil-spec DEET, I seem to lose my motivation in
the battle against the weeds.
Nonetheless, as I was picking those wax beans I couldn\u2019t help but thank
the God of Abundance for the incredible bounty he provided in the
midst of the weeds and pestilence. There are buckets and buckets of
beans and peas and potatoes in there. The onions and the basil and the
tomatoes and the peppers and even the ground cherries are prospering
and bearing much fruit\u2014despite my less-than-perfect horticultural
efforts.
Even though the first Adam was put here to tend a garden and he also
failed miserably, in His love and mercy the Father sent Jesus, the second
Adam, to be the light of the world and the living water that makes it
possible to be fruitful for the kingdom.
Sure, we all have weeds in our life, but we can still be fruitful when we
grow love and peace and mercy in our lives in the name of Jesus. Our
gardens are not perfect and won\u2019t be until we\u2019re back where we belong.
And that annoying buzzing in our ears that we\u2019re not good enough, or
it\u2019s just not possible, or even God can\u2019t solve it?
Thoughts like that deserve to be swatted.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s praise<\/b><\/p>\n

Thus it is written, \u201cThe first man Adam became a living being\u201d; the last
Adam became a life-giving spirit.<\/i> (1 Corinthians 15:45 )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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