Every year, we take a field trip to the local apple
orchard. We get to do and see lots of
things while we’re there and learn about how apples grow. The owner of the orchard was telling us all
about the apples. She was saying that if
an apple falls off the tree, they don’t pick it up and put it in the basket to
be processed and sold. She showed the
boys and girls how an apple gets bruised when it hits the ground. She said that most people when buying apples
don’t want the bruised ones…they are no good.
BUT, she went on to say that they use the fallen ones to make apple
cider or slushies, because for that, it makes no difference if they are bruised
and less than perfect.
I don’t know
about you, but I’m sure glad that the Lord likes “cider”. There are so many things that bump and bruise
us along the way. Sometimes we all
together fall off and hit the ground.
Even though passerbys may discard us, my owner and Creator sees some
possibility. I haven’t quite figured out
what use He sees in me, but I’m sure glad He does! So it’s okay that we might not all make it
onto the showcase floor with bright shiny perfectness…the Lord likes cider too! ;)
“Whatever
you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human
masters”
Colossians
3:23 NIV
