"Then He said to His disciples, 'The Harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.'" Matthew 9:37,38, (NKJV)
He stared at the yellowed stem, turned the melon over, then another.
“What’s going on?” his face flushed.
“Timmy!” He came running, braked when he saw Grandfather's face.
“Grandfather?” his voice squeaked.
“Know anything about this?” He pointed to the melon. A neat triangular plug dangled from the melon. Fisted hands on his hips, eyebrows furrowed, he tapped his foot.
“Well.” Timmy dug his toe in the dirt.
“What’s going on?” his face flushed.
“Timmy!” He came running, braked when he saw Grandfather's face.
“Grandfather?” his voice squeaked.
“Well.” Timmy dug his toe in the dirt.
"Sam and I checked the watermelons for you--to see if they were ready to pick. The first one wasn’t so we put the plug back...”
“And you checked all of them?” Timmy bit his lip.
“We wanted to help you.” His eyes glistened. Grandfather massaged his forehead with his fingers. “And you read from the Bible workers were needed for the harvest...”
Taking a deep breath, he whooshed it through his lips. “Come here, son.
“When the Bible tells us to pray the Lord will send out laborers, He’s telling us to share His message of love with others. Many people don’t realize God loves them.”
“Oh. Didn’t have anything to do with the watermelon patch, huh?” Grandfather smiled.
“No, but we can both learn from this. Sometimes when we say something, only part is heard. So it’s not what we say but what people hear us say.”
“I’m sorry, Grandfather.”
“Me, too. Maybe next year you can help me plant and tend the watermelons. Would you like that?”
“Yessir.” Grandfather put his arm around his grandson as they walked back to the house. “How about a glass of lemonade?”
Kingdom Thinking. Too many times I hear part of what's said which causes problems. Hear what the Lord Jesus says. He promises to love me with an everlasting love and never to leave nor forsake me. He promises the same to you. Do you hear Him?
“And you checked all of them?” Timmy bit his lip.
“We wanted to help you.” His eyes glistened. Grandfather massaged his forehead with his fingers. “And you read from the Bible workers were needed for the harvest...”
Taking a deep breath, he whooshed it through his lips. “Come here, son.
“When the Bible tells us to pray the Lord will send out laborers, He’s telling us to share His message of love with others. Many people don’t realize God loves them.”
“Oh. Didn’t have anything to do with the watermelon patch, huh?” Grandfather smiled.
“No, but we can both learn from this. Sometimes when we say something, only part is heard. So it’s not what we say but what people hear us say.”
“I’m sorry, Grandfather.”
“Me, too. Maybe next year you can help me plant and tend the watermelons. Would you like that?”
“Yessir.” Grandfather put his arm around his grandson as they walked back to the house. “How about a glass of lemonade?”
Kingdom Thinking. Too many times I hear part of what's said which causes problems. Hear what the Lord Jesus says. He promises to love me with an everlasting love and never to leave nor forsake me. He promises the same to you. Do you hear Him?