I picked up a little booklet my daughter had purchased a while ago. Over the years she has attempted to grow tomatoes, but not with much success. The growing season in our area seems to be too short to get tomatoes to the ripened stage before frost. This year she was prepared. Doing her research she discovered a source for a variety of different types of heritage tomatoes which produce in a shorter growing season. Armed with the information from this little booklet as to what the best days to plant your seeds and transplant your plants, the process seems to be proceeding as planned this year. I was surprised to discover when I picked up this little treasury of information that it was labelled as “The # 1 Resource for Weather Watchers to Stargazers, Planners to Planters!”
What I was also surprised to discover, I was holding in my hand a Special Collector’s Edition, the 200th Annual Edition of the Canadian Farmer’s Almanac. This publication had history. It certainly has had staying appeal and a loyal following. There was a certain energy connected to what it represented. Even in a world where a significant percentage of the agrarian society and culture has been lost, it has managed to stay relevant to continue to move forward and influence people in decision areas of life.
I thought about another publication that has even a much longer history and how it is perceived by people in our world today. This book is known as The Bible, Scriptures, or the Word of God. While many consider it archaic or irrelevant to today, there are still significant numbers of people who have invested time in learning to discover its secrets and the power it contains to influence and benefit their life on a daily ongoing basis. It has incredible energy and power that has the potential to provide insight, guidance and wisdom for those who will make the effort and take the time to discover what it reveals.
While “The Farmer’s Almanac” may be able to help you decide when is the best time to plant tomatoes, or something else, God’s Word has the potential to help you become the best version of yourself possible. It’s Source is the One who created all things. Psalms 119:105 reminds us, God’s Word is light for our feet and lumination on our path. We receive enough light to brighten the path ahead of us. Therefore the need to stay connected to the Source of our light for the next steps in our journey.
It is about staying in relationship with our Source. Saying YES to the relationship with Jesus and putting the time and effort into that connection so it continues to grow and develop.
Find out for yourself the value and benefits contained in the Book that reveals life and freedom.