On the go? We have highlights from todays Sabbath School lesson at your fingertips. Sunday: Waiting for “Rain” Farmers are directly dependent on the weather for their livelihood. If the weather is too dry or too wet, too cold or too hot, their produce will be adversely affected. In drier countries, such as Israel, the margin of safety is even less, and the importance of plentiful rain at the proper times is significantly greater. Whether grown on a small family farm or a large estate, the crop and its subsequent value are directly dependent on rain. The farmer waits for the grain to ripen: “ ‘first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come’ ” (vss. 28-29, ESV). Only at harvest time is it possible to distinguish the wheat from the tares
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 05:00:00 +0000
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