When I was young I remember my parents had a garden. In the spring, we would all go out and cultivate the earth, make nice little rows in the ground and plant seeds in those rows. Then we would wait.... and we would wait.... and we would wait... It seemed like we waited forever to me as a child. Every day I would go out and look for the first signs of growth... those first shoots of green that would break through the top crust of earth and tell me that our labor was not in vain.
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| Half-Time Devotions |
The Apostle Paul uses the example of gardening in his first letter to the Corinthians when we talked about spiritual growth too. He said "I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth". Well, Steve and I, and many others have been planting seeds and watering those seeds all year long during our indoor soccer games. Several of the players seem interested in spiritual things. We have shared the good news of salvation with them and we have invited them to church on several occasions. Now it is time to let God do the growing.
We are taking a break from our games for a couple of months. We know that God is not taking a break though. He is growing those seeds even though the shoots are still below the surface and unseen. We watch for those first signs of sprouts every Sunday morning... maybe someone will come to church today.... maybe we need to wait another week.
Please be praying for the men and women who played with us. We are confident that God is causing those seeds to grow. ... not that we want any glory from it. Paul goes on to say in First Corinthians "... So then neither the one who plants, nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth." Here are some names to help you pray... Luis, Ramon, Sandra, Victor, Irineo, Jose, Eric...
Thanks,
Doug
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