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I grew up with gardeners and farmers. My PapPaw was a farmer and gardener. My mother followed right in his footsteps. To this day when I call my mom in the spring and summer months, there is a strong likelihood she is watering her plants. It is a time consuming task but one that isContinue reading “The Importance of Watering”

When planting directly into the ground, every gardener and farmer knows you’ve got to work the soil. Tilling the ground is hard and dirty work especially out here in West Texas. The ground is often hard which means you’ve got use water to help soften the ground but that makes the work so much dirtier.Continue reading “Work the Soil of Your Life”

Today is the Lord’s Day and in keeping with our theme of gardening, let us consider a question the Lord posed to His disciples. Who begins a project without first sitting down to count the cost? The answer to Jesus’ rhetorical question here is obvious – no one and if someone does then it wouldContinue reading “Have you counted the cost?”

Preparing is a gardening bread and butter. You’ve got to prepare the ground, planter boxes, and pots. Otherwise, if you don’t and you try to grow new plants in unprepared soil, generally speaking, they won’t last long and will die. Gardeners have to take the time to prepare if they want to have success growing.Continue reading “Prepare for work!”

So, after a gardener cleans out their garden and yard and pots and planters, they begin the process of preparation and planning. They look at what they have and determine what they’ll need. They get out their tool. They sharpen the mower and shearing blades. They gather all their equipment. God doesn’t expect us toContinue reading “Fully Equipped”

You never put new plants in dirty pots or contaminated soil. You want your plants to have a clean home with fresh soil to facilitate good growth. It is not different with God approaches our lives. Why is it so important for us to purge ourselves of dishonorable thoughts and actions? We are pots inContinue reading “Become Useful”

God want us to clean out defilements not just of our body but also the defilements of the soul. Remember, what Jesus told the Pharisees. Clean the inside first and the outside will follow. So many times we focus more on removing public sins and sinful activities from our lives. We don’t drink. We don’tContinue reading “Inside & Outside”

One thing every gardener knows they must do is clean out their planters and planter boxes. If you don’t, then the new plants you hope to come in them could become tainted the unclean planter. Plants can get sick and die if they are put into a new home that hasn’t been properly cleaned forContinue reading “Clean the Inside First!”

Continuing with our gardening cleaning theme, David’s Psalm of Repentance clearly illustrates how we must work to make ourselves clean but can only be truly cleansed by God. David had committed awful sins. He had stolen a a close friend’s wife, lied to his friend, and eventually had His friend murdered in an attempt toContinue reading “Purge & Wash”

Today is the Lord’s Day! We worship the Lord because He sent His son to die for our sins. It is Jesus’ blood that cleanses us from our impurities and gives us the opportunity to grow in God’s garden. We are not cleansed of our impurity and sin without Jesus. If we are not cleansed,Continue reading “Cleansing Blood of Jesus”