St. Peter's

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”  Genesis 1:11-12

This month in our farmlands we see the silage being cut and gathered in, hay growing and ready to cut, the cereal crops ripening ready for harvest, and the fruits starting to ripen ready for picking.

As we think of the wonder of the provision of food that the Lord God has given us here on this earth, we are reminded that the seed of the grass, the herb, and the fruit tree is ‘in itself.’ In the verses we are considering this month we are shown how God furnished the earth for the maintenance and support of both man and beast.

Every year since the beginning of the time, God has never failed in keeping His wonderful promise that He spoke to Noah after the earth had been flooded as a result of man’s sin in Genesis 8:22: “While the earth remained, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” Each year the grass is provided for the sheep and cattle, and the herbs and fruits for man.

The Lord God never does and never will fail on His promises. We are told by the Apostle Paul in Hebrews 10:23: “Let us hold fast for the profession of our faith without wavering for He is faithful as He promised.”

We read that God saw that it was good, what a wonderful design of God’s good creation this seemingly small detail is. Through this wonderful design God has made provision for time to come! The detail of creation shows us the loving kindness of God in pouring out blessings upon us from the earth, let alone the wonderful blessings He pours into our hearts from heaven.

The Lord God spoke in creation, and all of these plants and trees were created into existence. They were created for fruit bearing. Likewise, the Lord’s people are created to be fruitful in their lives too. We are to bear the fruit of the Spirit as we read in Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such is no law.”

What a wonder of creation this is. Something so simple, but it just shows us that the Lord God takes notice of the finite details of our needs and demonstrates His willingness to provide for His people. As we consider these wonderful details of creation, may we be encouraged by them in our own lives and pathways.

Have a blessed Summer.

Rev. Perucy N. Butiku - Coverage Pastor