“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.” -Ecclesiastes 5:9
Many people in America today are removed from farming,
and thereby condition to think that the product just arrives on the shelf. This of course is not true. It had to be
grown somewhere, at some point. It all
comes from the earth. We all depend on
the Earth’s production for sustenance, and God is its creator; therefore, everything
we have comes from God. Regardless of
race, creed, economic status, or location; we all are tied to the profit of the
earth.
We depend on the profit of the earth, and this
profit is for all. The poor can partake
as well as the rich. The wheat that makes the bread which is served in the
White House is grown in the same ground as the wheat that makes bread served in
prisons. We are all universally
dependent. God designed it that way. In one part, I believe, so that we can
sustain ourselves should our own devices of comfort fail us (i.e., if grocery
stores cease to exist, we can still grow our own food). Also, as a teaching agent; a universal
principle to remind all creation that we are indeed dependent on Him, and “not
sufficient of ourselves to think anything of ourselves.” Creation is a
testimony to the goodness of God, and an example of the identity of God. He loved us, and he built for us a beautiful
world to live in. A world that is good. It amazes me that as much as we pollute
the sea, the sea continues to provide. As much as we strip the land, the land
still provides. Furthermore, all of our “somethings” come from somewhere. When you think about it, can anyone in human
history claim genuine invention? You
would not have Edison’s light bulb without sand. You would not have Henry
Ford’s car without steel. You cannot
have groceries delivered to your door through Amazon if there is no
electricity, cars, personal computers, or food.
Everything we have, everything we know, comes from God. The highest estate of man is ultimately
dependent upon the creation of God. A
creation that was spoken into existence in six days’ time. A creation that we
still don’t fully understand. All of this, freely given to us, along with and
for our temporal existence. And this is all just temporary. A habitation for
our natural bodies, and a proving ground for our spiritual bodies.
If God,
freely gave so much for something that is so limited. How much more is waiting for us in heaven?
How much greater is a reception in his own kingdom? How much grandeur the life
to come? Furthermore, if God designed this earth to provide for all; does it
not follow that he would do the same for his glorious plan of salvation? A
salvation that he gave His Son for.
Christ said, “whosoever will let him come and take of the water of
life freely.” The profit of the
earth is for all. The cool mountain stream will quench the thirst of any man
that comes to drink; how much more the Son of God will quench the thirst of the
sin parched heart? Jesus will fill those
who hunger and thirst after righteousness.
If the profit of the earth is for all, then surely salvation through
sanctification is for all. Jesus died so
that we could be saved, saved from all sin, both sins committed and the cause
that drives us to commit them. God
created this earth for all, he gave His own Son as salvation for all; all we
must do is meet the condition.
