{"id":11348,"date":"2015-07-08T20:15:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T01:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=11348"},"modified":"2023-08-22T20:33:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T01:33:15","slug":"in-the-word-on-wednesday-1-corinthians-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2015\/07\/08\/in-the-word-on-wednesday-1-corinthians-36\/","title":{"rendered":"WOW: 1 Corinthians 3:6-7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today’s Word on Wednesday is 1 Corinthians 3:6-7, which centers on a gardening theme. <\/p>\n

A while back, our son Benjamin built our family a raised vegetable garden.<\/strong> Most of our yard is shaded, so he found the sunniest spot available and placed it there.<\/p>\n

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He planted and tended it himself the first season we had it, but as he is busy now with college classes, he’s passed the responsibility down to younger siblings.<\/p>\n

These three are my most avid gardeners this season:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gabriel (the one on the left) has been especially vigilant in tending the plants<\/strong>. He pulls weeds, harvests what’s ripe, provides daily progress reports, and points out to anybody who’ll look each little bud, blossom, and burgeoning fruit that appears.<\/p>\n

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Gabriel views every string bean or green tomato as some sort of miracle (which is exactly what it is). He’s happy to have played a role in planting and watering them, but he recognizes the fact that only God can cause his little plants to grow and thrive and produce a harvest.
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It works the same way in the spiritual realm as it does in the physical<\/strong>. Paul writes:<\/p>\n

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. (1 Corinthians 3:6-7, NASB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, we need to be faithful about sharing the gospel, planting seeds, nourishing spiritual truth in the lives of those around us, but we must entrust the results to God<\/strong>, knowing that He alone can change hearts by causing that implanted Word to take root and grow.<\/p>\n

This week’s verse can be found in the fourth set<\/a> of our Scripture Memory Flashcards:<\/p>\n

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And for extra practice, I’ve made more handwriting printables<\/a>, as well, in your choice of manuscript or cursive:
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To download all four memory verse sets we’ve published so far, simply click on the links below:<\/p>\n