Hi
Dave...
You know, there's a joke that goes something like this:
A man stood up before God and pointed his finger in his face and declared, "Hey, you're not so great! I can create a man, too! Watch!"
So the man bends down to scoop up a handful of dirt to form a man and God stops him and says, "You'll have to get your own dirt."
Yes, you worked to put food on your table. Good for you. God made it grow. God created the seed that man plants in the ground. The account of the creation says that God created all the plants with seed of their own kind. God sent the rain that watered the ground, even if the farmer used some pump to bring it up out of the ground or out of some lake. And all you did was work to get the money to go buy what God carefully crafted for you to eat to sustain your life on the earth.
Trust me, friend, God did more to put that meal before you than you did. He created the cows and pigs and the chickens. Where are you going to get those if God didn't make them. So as you sit down to eat your meal that you believe only you worked to set before you, remember... "Get your own dirt!"
Where did that corn come from? Out of your closet? No! Absolutely not! That corn came out of some farmer's field. Planted in simple dirt and watered and fed and a corn plant grew because God created the plant to do that. To set roots and to grow with the shining of the sun and the falling of the rain that are only things that He can do. Without those two pieces, you don't get any corn on your plate. Nor any meat from the animal that wasn't created by God.
And all you did was go to the store and buy what God had produced for you to eat and you think you've done all the work. Dave, when you get to stand before the Lord, be sure and point out that you worked harder than he did for your meals.
