Shincheonji Bible: The Word that Grows

Why is farming such a phenomenon in this world? Little do we know that everyday there are farmers who farm many of the foods we enjoy everyday. Although it may seem like an unnecessary part of people’s lives, every person lives by it and is able to eat because of farming.

However as someone who had studied science, farming is more than just something that makes things grow for consumption. Did you know that everything starts with a seed? Let us look at corn. Corn starts with one kernel that contains information called DNA. This DNA is important in order for this kernel to grow similarly like the plant it came from. This kernel may have DNA that makes it sweeter or softer in texture. Apart from all the science, we can understand that whatever is sown will grow to the plant it came from. Never will we see a kernel of a corn become an apple.

Although it seems like farming is mostly a science, the order in which things are grown can be found in the natural laws of the earth. However did you ever think of where we can learn about farming? We can actually learn it in the Bible. For example, God created the seed in order to show it represents the word. This word is said to grow into a tree and bear fruit (Luke 13). We can understand that God used farming in order for us to understand the way in which he talks about heaven. Therefore we are truly able to understand why we even farm in the first place. One may say it is just for food, but we can see that it is ultimately used to show how farming can help us understand what God is trying to show us through His word.

Just like farming and the seed, there should also be other aspects of nature that help us understand what God wants us to know. Then how about next time we look at why God allowed rain to fall from the sky! Until then, may the seed of God dwell in your hearts in your day.