Notes of Faith October 31, 2024
Pigweed
Cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it.
Genesis 3:17
The New York Times ran an article titled “Attack of the Superweeds.” Some unwanted plants have developed a resistance to modern herbicides. Pigweed, for example, can grow three inches a day, and it’s no longer threatened by sprays. It can also suppress corn yields by up to ninety percent.1
Rev 22:1-5
22 Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; 4 they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. 5 And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever.
When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, all creation was affected. The ground was cursed so that weeds grew more easily than crops—as all of us who have gardened know. But there’s wonderful news. During the thousand-year reign of Christ the curse will be abated. The ground will become more fruitful. And after the thousand years, we’ll receive a new heaven and new earth. Revelation 22:3 says, “And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it.”
Sin and sinful habits do a lot of damage. We have to work to eradicate them from our patterns of life, just as we have to pull weeds from our gardens. But in the Millennium, the curse will be abated, and in eternity it will be totally absent. So rejoice over that the next time you deal with pigweed!
The Curse is real, but it is temporary. Jesus is the cure for the Curse.
Randy Alcorn
We cannot even imagine what it must have been like to walk with God in the cool of the day, enjoying His presence in intimate fellowship. We only know the suffering caused by our sin and the curse on all of creation that it caused. Praise God for His plan or salvation and redemption! One day believers and followers of Jesus will know God’s absolute perfection in His creation and it will include us! I am very far from perfect and also do not imagine what being perfect might be like. Some things I am very aware of, but there is much that will change that I do not know or understand in the immortal eternal life. Let us live this life…looking forward to the perfect eternal life that God has prepared for us!
Pastor Dale