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In the farmlands of
Missouri
it will soon be harvest time. This year the corn was more
than ???knee high by the 4th of July??? as the old
saying goes. Although there aren??™t many elephants in the
Midwest to use as a
measurement, I??™m sure that the corn is every bit ???as high as
an elephant??™s eye???. The bean pods are filling out in the
bean fields and the silks on the ears of corn have turned
from white to dark brown.
The days have been cooler and folks have already been saying
they have seen wooly worms. All of these things are
indicators of the fact that summer is nearly over and
harvest time is near.
As the harvest time approaches, we prepare for it. To do
otherwise would be foolish and would cost dearly. Farmers
and grain elevator workers check their equipment so that
when the time is right they will be ready because it is
possible to wait until it??™s too late. There comes a time
when harvest time is past.
It happens in our lives too. It??™s important to be ready for
the harvest. Our earthly life doesn??™t last and we don??™t
know when it will end. There is a parable told about the
harvest. Read it carefully because there is an important
message in it for all of us:
Pamela
Perry Blaine
?© August
2004
The Harvest
There was once a spider that lived in a cornfield. He was a
big spider
and he had spun a beautiful web between the corn stalks. He
got fat eating all the bugs that would get caught in his
web. He liked his home and planned to stay there for the
rest of his life.
One day the spider caught a little bug in his web, and just
as the spider
was about to eat him, the bug said, "If you let me go I will
tell you something important that will save your life."
The spider paused for a moment and listened because he was
amused.
"You better get out of this cornfield," the little bug said,
.......... "The harvest is coming!
The spider smiled and said, "What is this harvest you are
talking about?
I think you are just telling me a story."
But the little bug said, "Oh no, it is true. The owner of
this field is coming to harvest it soon. All the stalks
will be knocked down and the corn will be gathered up. You
will be killed by the giant machines if you stay here."
The spider said, "I don't believe in harvests and giant
machines that knock down corn stalks. How can you prove
this?"
The little bug continued, "Just look at the corn. See how it
is planted in rows? It proves this field was created by an
intelligent designer."
The spider laughed and mockingly said, "This field has
evolved and
has nothing to do with a Creator. Corn always grows that
way."
The bug went on to explain, "Oh no. This field belongs to
the owner
who planted it, and the harvest is coming soon."
The spider grinned and said to the little bug, "I don't
believe you,"
and then the spider ate the little bug for lunch. A few
days later, the spider was laughing about the story the
little bug had told him. He thought to himself, "A harvest!
What a silly idea. I have lived here all of my life and
nothing has ever disturbed me. I have been here since these
stalks were just a foot off the ground, and I'll be here for
the rest of my life, because nothing is ever going to change
in this field. Life is good, and I have it made."
The next day was a beautiful sunny day in the cornfield. The
sky above was clear and there was no wind at all. That
afternoon as the spider was about to take a nap, he noticed
some thick dusty clouds moving toward him. He could hear the
roar of a great engine and he said to himself,
"I wonder what that could be?"
(Author unknown)
???So be prepared, because you don't know
what
day your Lord is coming.???
Matthew 24: 42
Pam lives in Missouri with her husband, Michael. She enjoys
composing music and writing stories. She writes "Pam's
Corner" for her local newspaper, The Edina Sentinel.
She and her husband are active in their church where she
plays piano and he is music leader. They have a CD
available called, "I'll Walk You Home" The title song is
about her lifelong friend who died of cancer. You can hear
this song on her website:
http://blaines.us/PamyPlace.htm
Several of her stories have been published on the internet
as well as in books such as The Miracle Of Sons, 2
The Heart/People Who Make A Difference, and A Tribute
To Moms. Her goal is to write to encourage others and
to write stories for her children and grandchildren so that
family history will be preserved. |
