Avocados....

...I can't stand them. Green slimy, mushy; I guess its a texture thing.   But, I found out recently that its takes seven years on average for an Avocado plant to produce it's fruit.  That's a lot of tender care for a long time for the "fruit" of the Avocado farmer's labor to pay off.  Application...you know where I'm going...

To the Harvest

 Dear Fellow Farmer;

Interesting greeting I know. Have you read, re-read John 15 lately?  Fascinating implications about the vineyard (or the farm).   Sowing seed in the field implies that there will be “fruit” at some point in the future.   Jesus said that “unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.”  The reference of course was both to himself and to us.  It seems to me generational teaching, passing on the faith form one fruitful branch to the next is, in itself, dying. The very system God created to re-produce the body of Christ - the faithfulness of of mums, dads, grandmas and granddads “dying to self” to pass on the “sayings of old” (read Psalm 78) is being sup ”planted” by the bright shiny allures of the ever changing landscape of the marketplace (put whatever you want here: facebook, ipod, tv, shopping, eating, sports, etc).   So what am I saying?   THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for plowing, planting, watering (no P word) and pruning in the fields of our children’s hearts.  I love children because the soil of their heart is fertile and ready to receive the seed of the Good News of Jesus Christ...

To the Harvest!