A Planting of the Lord

I have never grown an olive tree before, but apparently the people of the Bible were very familiar with the process out there in the Middle East. There are only a few regions in the U.S. where olives can grow. They are a subtropical plant that need mild winters and long dry summers. The cold temperature is just enough to get the tree to slow down into a semi dormant state and signals the tree to start getting ready to flower in the spring.

So here we are, "trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord." God is the ultimate husbandman. He knows us, knows our roots, our soil, what will stimulate us to make us grow and flower and produce fruit. He exposes us to the the elements to bring about changes in our lives that will prosper us and not harm us.

May the servants of God ask him for the wisdom of Solomon in order to know how to care for the people of God He places in our lives. What a mighty God and gracious King we serve!


Al

(A response to Psalm 128)

Sources:

http://www.oliveoilsource.com/page/site-selection

Isaiah 61:3 (NKJV)

Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV)