"When the air still has a frosty breath, and, although cleared of winter snow, the earth is cold and looks dead as a corpse disrobed of its shroud; it shows neither flower nor leaf, nor sign of life.
The farmer, notwithstanding, yokes his team and drives the plow through its breast.
With confidence in his step, liberality in his hand, and hope in his eye, he scatters the seed far and wide on the bosom of the ground.
He is a believer; a believer in Providence; in the laws and procession of the seasons.
He has faith; not saving faith indeed, but still true faith.
He believes that out of these frosty skies, gentle zephyers shall blow, and soft showers shall fall, and summer beams shall shine; and, looking along the vista of time, he sees golden corn waiving thick upon these empty fields, and hears in this silent scene the joy of light hearts ringing in the laugh and song of the reapers.
His plowing and his sowing are acts of genuine faith; and, as he strides across the field with his sowing sheet around him, he is an example of one, who, with his eye, as well as his foot on earth:
'Walks by faith, not by sight'."
- Rev. Thomas Guthrie, 1856.
3 comments:
What a powerful message! Reminds me of the verse in Genesis 8:22, "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."
What a beautiful promise and blessing! We can depend on Him to keep His Word -- the faith of the farmer is the SUBSTANCE of what we don't see yet!
Thanks for clearly seen reminder!
Dan and Bonnie Frodge
Oh what a great post! Such good pictures... farmland is SO beautiful!!! I especially love the picture of the elderly man plowing... and those horses are GORGEOUS!!! Thanks for the post, y'all.
God bless,
Laney
That was excellent. I really enjoyed that. Thanks for posting.
~Sarah~
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