All through the late summer and early fall, a volunteer pumpkin plant has been spreading it's leaves and vines in sprawling growth outside our front porch. Actually, a good-size little pumpkin was picked for one of the grandchildren. Now another yellow-green orange orb is growing! All this with no planting!
This reminded me of what Jesus spoke in Luke 8:5-8 in the parable of the sower:
"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. "Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. "And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. "But others fell on good ground."
Evidently, our two small pumpkins fell on good ground! How like this parable is to people today! They may hear the word, but promptly forget it! Others don't want to give up their life-style, which may be anything but God-pleasing. Some start out to serve God, but worldly temptations win over!
The Bible says the seed that fell on good ground believed the Word and brought forth a crop! Our children can be likened to a crop. The Bible says to bring up a child the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6. What better advice for our little punkins?
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