Today’s Daily Lesson comes from Joel chapter 2 verses 21 and 22:
21 Do not fear, O soil;
be glad and rejoice,
for the Lord has done great things!
22 Do not fear, you animals of the field,
for the pastures of the wilderness are green;
the tree bears its fruit,
the fig tree and vine give their full yield.
The Scriptures speak again and again of a world where the earth produces without disruption and degradation of humankind. It is world at harmony with itself and a part of the blessedness of God’s command which was told not only to Adam and Eve but even to the whole creation: “Be fruitful and multiply.”
Today’s Lesson speaks a word of consolation and hope to the earth. “Do not fear, O soil,” the LORD says to the earth. I believe this is more than a poetic device. The earth literally fears its destruction and demise. It shudders at what humankind does to it out of ignorance and arrogance.
We have come to the harvest season. It is a time for thinking upon our need to live in harmony with the earth. It is a time to think of being not only its stewards but also its friends. It is time to hear the LORD of us all speak a word to the earth and tell it to, “Be not afraid.”
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