Picking Cotton

#1567

June 19, 2013

Picking Cotton

            "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." (1 Corinthians 2:9).
            It is inconceivable that a human being would go through the rigorous, risk repercussions of this life, having been offered the free gift of salvation AND eternal life after death, to reject it all (the grace salvation of God) and then to die and be buried like a dog. Of course, those who reject redemption honestly do not believe they will face a God of justice after death. But, anyone who has spent even a few hours studying God's serbon word will have cause to think again.
            The mortality rate in this world is still 100%. Have you ever thought, what would a David Rockefeller, Bill gates, Sir Jakob Rothschild, Opera Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Madonna, or any of the other worlds "rich and famous" think at the last second of their life as they felt the coldness of death engulfing them... Knowing that they face the certain justice of God if they have been wrong in their life of sin and rejection.                                          It is truly unfortunate that children are not reared on a family farm, as was the case in this nation and many other nations before "progress" took over. Simple observations on the farm, plants and animals. You learn early the magnificent creation of God. As a young boy picking cotton, the white fluffy balls of cotton, the mystery of a seed planted in the good earth, growing a plant and then from the plant a fiber. A fiber which can be woven into cloth. One kernel of corn, one of 800 on the 16 rows on an ear, covered with a very though protective shuck -husk which protects the grain until harvest. The agronomist -agriculturists amazed at the complexity of every grain type (beans, wheat, etc.). The farm boy learns early how weeds (tares) have much more entangled roots which can choke the life of a good plant. He studies berries -fruits knowing that God placed the greatest nutrition in foods with the best -brightest -darkest color.
            Farm children learn about animals, this was before the time of the warehousing of all animals.  Just watching the young chick, hatch from an egg under a mother hen, the baby chick instill by God with the magnificent instinct -hearing of a mothers certain sound at a time of danger (the mother hen will make a certain plucking sound when a hock is around, or a stormy sky). The chick knows immediately to get under the mother hens wings. It is not difficult for farm people to learn the definition of "faith". Faith is a verb, they become faith-ers. Scripture tells us that faith is the security you find under a mother birds wings, or cleft of a rock. (Exodus 33:22). Life, the world, everything in it, designed by God plus the gift of salvation, chosen by him, before the foundation of the world believers chosen to live with Him forever. He will SHOW OFF forever, eternally, those who trusted in Him.
            This writer believes that this, more than anything else, disappointed our blessed lord before he was dragged before Pilate at a sham trial. (Mark 15:1). Jesus was not surprised or disappointed at the Romans (at the time of Christ, the Romans had six to seven million human beings as slaves). Jesus was not disappointed with the beatings, cursing, BUT, he was disappointed with Peter, cursing -swearing, denying his Lord. Jesus had walked and talked with Peter, Peter was always there, and you must remember, when Jesus was resurrected he told the women to tell his disciples and specified Peter. Does it bother anyone, anymore, that those who have the integrity of truth, many of whom actually have walked into the waters of baptism, hold on to the world instead of giving themselves totally to the cause of Christ, enjoying the company of those who curse, swear and deny Christ.
            Forgiveness and new beginnings, God choose Peter to preach at Pentecost, on the day the church was born, 3,000 saved. Forgiveness, new beginnings, even in a world where people so love the holly wood types, even to see seeping of pornography into the church members home via internet, those "wrestling" with the darkness of this world (Ephesians 6). Evil which is around us ALL, can be forgiven. In a world of beauty -kindness (only God could design the appearance -color -smell of flowers) why would anyone choose the ugly, and yet they do so, everyday. People know the difference, they know the evils of the world. 77% of Americans do not trust politicians... Do not believe what they say. YET, Catholics and Baptists, our countries two largest denominations AND who could elect the President and the congress, will go right to the polls and vote for evil. My entire life, I have seen people and nations thinking they can win a race, thinking they can cross the finish line much like ones who try to attempt to race a three legged horse in the Kentucky Derby. You do not need such a handicap, run life's race as a chosen -elected winner. Forget political correctness, forget retirement, entitlements, we live in a world where everyone wants just enough to sustain them. God chose us to have life (and to have it more abundantly). The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. (John 10:10).

Dr. T.R. Morris
Lt. Col USA Retired
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