The Corn has Turned Brown
In the cool of the morning, I sit on the back porch. My thoughts this morning are on the goodness of God. At the edge of the porch, a swarm of hummingbirds compete for sugar water. In the woods, squirrels chatter about whatever is important to squirrels. Now, a slight breeze brings a rustling sound from the dried-up corn stalks.
A few days ago, I was pulling corn. The patch below the house produced quite a bit this year! We put a lot in the freezer. Then, we told all our friends and neighbors to come get some. I took a lot to people who couldn’t come and get it. We were blessed with an abundance of corn this year. But now the corn has turned brown.
Yes, July is hot and dry. But the fact is, when the corn is ready, you only have a few days to gather it. If you don’t get it when it is ready, it will get hard. The stalks will go from bright green to brown. Then it’s over until next year.
The dried-up corn reminds me of my late neighbor Dan. Every year, he planted corn. Most of the time, he produced a lot. One year, it was extra hot and dry. When the corn did not grow, all of Dan’s money, time, and elbow grease were wasted. But Dan didn’t worry about it. He just grinned and said, “I will plant corn again next year.”
Dan’s attitude about raising corn reminds me of Proverbs 28:25, which says, “He who trusts in the Lord will prosper.” Sometimes it rains, and sometimes it doesn’t. Some years the corn grows, and other years it won’t. So, I will trust in the Lord with all my heart because anyone who trusts God will not be disappointed.
God has shown kindness by giving us rain from heaven. Because of His wisdom, the crops grow in their seasons. This is why listening to the rustling of dried-up corn stalks fills my heart with joy.
From the Bible
““So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Matthew 6:28-34 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/mat.6.28-34.NKJV
Douglas & Deborah Huff
From Down Where the Pavement Ends
Email-douglas@pavementendsministry.com
