Cornbread

Yankees, moving to the south, have told me, that they had rather have a good piece of southern cornbread than any type of cake. Southerners ate cornbread because corn was so much cheaper than wheat. We would know little of King David's great grandmother, Ruth, except that she picked up barley from the field. Barley was the food of the poor.

It was on a sabbath that the hungry disciples walking through a cornfield, (maize) plucked some to eat. Here we have Jesus' teachings concerning the sabbath, even healing on the sabbath. It does not surprise God that we are surprised at His omnipotence, His sovereign plans for everything.

On the night of the Passover, the death angel passing over Egypt, the first born of every animal killed unless the blood of the innocent, perfect lamb was on the door post... pointing to the time that the innocent lamb of God would shed His blood on a tree. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. Matthew 12:20

Jesus' promise concerning the bruised reed is some of the most precious scripture. The six miles from Jerusalem to Jericho, a man, no fault of his own, robbed and thrown into a ditch... a bruised reed. The religious passed him by but a good Samaritan gave him the help he needed. (Luke 10)

The only time we find a record of Jesus' penmanship, writing in the dirt. A woman was brought to Him caught in the very act of adultery, a bruised reed. When He started to write, those holding the stones with which to stone her to death began to drop the stones one by one until there were none left, but this bruised reed was told to go and sin no more. (John 8) Strange that the man caught with her in the sex act was never mentioned

Search all literature temporal and secular, you will find no story as beautiful as that of the prodigal son. A father's younger son, wanderlust asked for his inheritance. Strange that this prodigal father did not slap this young man into reality rather he gave him an inheritance which he, in another country wasted. This young Jewish boy, feeding hogs, found he did not have a taste for “hog slop” He knew how well his father treated his hired help. This bruised reed decided to return home with repentance on his mind. We either have the mind of Christ or the mind of the world. Beautiful words, his father recognized him from a long distance, ran to greet him, kissed him. There was no denial of this son... judgment of this bruised reed but, who can blame his brother who had stayed at home, worked hard for the old man and behaved himself.

Remarkable parable-story of the lost sheep. The shepherd had 100 sheep, 99 safe, one lost... a bruised reed. The shepherd left the 99 and went searching for the lost sheep. We have no record of the judgment on the lost sheep, but when found, he put the lost sheep, bruised reed, on his shoulder and brought it back to the 99. (Luke 15)

Reality is that we cannot control reality. The boy had no business leaving a good home, wasting his father's money. The lost sheep should have stayed with the flock. The woman caught in adultery should have had a greater standard of morality, and the traveler to Jericho should have been more careful knowing that this area was a place of thievery.

Reality is about to sink in for Americans. Congress is a group of mobsters. Already moving across Europe, there is not enough money on earth to pay our debts. The chickens have come home to roost. Individuals and nations cannot spend more than they are taking in. There is not a person alive today who will see a good financial climate again, worse, the wheat will suffer along with the tares but, remember, the bruised reed he will not break. It has already been leaked that the United Nations planned the Libyan regime change... long before it started. Corruption gone wild. 13.5 billion Libyan dinars just thrown at Libya from England just as $9 Billion American dollars were thrown at Iraq. Next comes Syria and Dr. Assad... all of these wars and middle east intrigue involving America and WWIII. As never before, Americans will learn to eat cheaply even cornbread.