Heart of the farmer

I did have my first own grown tomatos in the U.S. recently. When I was young, one of my chores at home was watering plants in my parents’ house. We didn’t have any spring cooler system, so, I had to carry liturally the bucket to give the plants every time. Also, I had to say good words to the plants. My grandma taught me that the plants could hear and grow better with good words. So, I used to talk to the plants. Anyway, thirty years later now, I bought the self tomato kit from the walmart in the beginning of this spring and planted the seeds. I had to change pots for three times but I enjoyed a lot. I give water twice a day if it is hot. When storm came at the early stage of my plants, I got worried about the plants and moved them inside.However, after the plants got bigger, I let them be outside to deal with the storm themselves, even though I picked my window to observe closely. I don’t think my tomatoes are tastier than others from any groceries. However, they are meaningful to me. Of course, I talked to them again. And I even bought “miracle grow” to boost the plants. I think I am a pretty good farmer. Don’t you think?
Whenever I read the parable scripture of seeds, I could feel how Jesus as a farmer loves His plants. In Matthew 13, He let the plants grow with other weeds for good reason. I may not be able to understand God’s providence that He let the evil in the world among us. However, I could feel how much He thinks and loves about us to survive and grow among the weeds. Also, I believe that there must have been clear reasons. The life in the world never gets easy but I deteremined that I will keep growing and bearing good fruits because I have a good Farmer behind me.

I give my song

I remembered the question I got for my baptism when I was sixteen. “What is the purpose of men?” and the booklet already had an answer as “to glorify the Lord”. Also, I answered as written. Of course, I passed the question and got baptized. However, I have thought about the answer for a while. Is it the right answer? Does God need to be glorified by people? He is already “the one”, “GOD”. I have thought, of course, we worship and praise Him to glorify Him. However, I think what He really wants to have from us is “relationship”; living relationship, active relationship. Please, understand me. I am not an ordained minister and I am just sharing my thought. He is our living God. I would like to lift up our song to express our love to the Lord this week. Here is the anthem text. Let’s be alive, and active to show our love to the Lord.

“I give my song” by Joseph Martin
What can I give to God my Creator? What can I do to show my love?
What can I give to my Lord and my Savior? What can I bring? What can I bring?
What can I give to the Lord of Creation? What do I have that;s worthy of Him? What can I bring Lord High Prince of heaven? What can I bring? What can I bring?

I can sing Alleluia, Lord. I adore You. All my days I can sing Your praise. I can give my song to You. Lord, I adore You. All my days I can sing Your praise. I can give my song to You.
He fills my mouth with the joy of music, He fills my hear with the sounds of His love.
He fills my life with the peace of His Spirit. Now I can sing, now I can sing.

I can sing Alleluia, Lord. I adore You. All my days I can sing Your praise. I can give my song to You. Lord, I adore You. All my days I can sing Your praise. I can give my song to You.

Kneeling

I noticed that kneeling is hard among big people who have longer legs. However, among Korean, we kneel a lot especially when we seriously pray. I love to kneel. Whenever I kneel, I feel giving up everything before my God. I am humble when I kneel. I want to start my new week with a kneeling prayer. I found out myself that I have started making excuses not kneeling to pray lately. I know, it is not matter of how we pray but when I kneel, I can hear better and pour out my heart to the Lord more. Lord, I am kneeling right now to confess that I am nothing, but you are everything.