His Flavor
Visited my grandmother (Nanny) and grandfather (Daddy Bill) yesterday. They have finally after about 65 years of marriage put in central heat and air. Wow! What is this world coming to?
Anyway, I spent most of my visit sitting at the bar watching Nanny make pepper sauce. She had just gobs of little green & red peppers that Daddy Bill had grown in his garden. She said to me, "That grandfather of yours can grow anything, and whatever he grows he grows a lot of it. The only bad thing about his growing stuff is that I have to do something with it." She is so funny. She started by washing those peppers and then she began to drop them in cute little pouring-type jars. At first she just dropped them in one at a time, then as the jars began to get full she started pushing, then cramming those peppers into the jars. After she filled the jars with peppers, she went to the pantry and got a big jug of distilled white vinegar and began pouring that strong liquid into the jars. The liquid seeped down through the peppers covering them until the jar was filled to the brim. She put lids on each of them, then moved the beautifully colored jars to her cabinet. She explained to me that the vinegar would soon take on the flavor and pepper "heat" which would make the vinegar more like a sauce which would be used to spice up vegetables and meats. I love my grandmother very much, and as I recalled that wonderful time of watching her do what she'd done so many times before, I could not help but think about a spiritual parallel. When we meditate and spend time talking to, listening to God, reading His word, we too [just like that vinegar] take on His flavor, His attributes, His characteristics. It is when we become more like Christ that we [just like those peppers] flavor those around us with gifts of the Spirit -- love, kindness, forgiveness, patience, joy, mercy. Just think what a better world this would be if only we could "spice" up this world with what is missing so desperately. So, what are we promised when we seek His face? Isaiah 2:3 " . . . and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths . . . " Let's soak up some of Him today, huh?
Anyway, I spent most of my visit sitting at the bar watching Nanny make pepper sauce. She had just gobs of little green & red peppers that Daddy Bill had grown in his garden. She said to me, "That grandfather of yours can grow anything, and whatever he grows he grows a lot of it. The only bad thing about his growing stuff is that I have to do something with it." She is so funny. She started by washing those peppers and then she began to drop them in cute little pouring-type jars. At first she just dropped them in one at a time, then as the jars began to get full she started pushing, then cramming those peppers into the jars. After she filled the jars with peppers, she went to the pantry and got a big jug of distilled white vinegar and began pouring that strong liquid into the jars. The liquid seeped down through the peppers covering them until the jar was filled to the brim. She put lids on each of them, then moved the beautifully colored jars to her cabinet. She explained to me that the vinegar would soon take on the flavor and pepper "heat" which would make the vinegar more like a sauce which would be used to spice up vegetables and meats. I love my grandmother very much, and as I recalled that wonderful time of watching her do what she'd done so many times before, I could not help but think about a spiritual parallel. When we meditate and spend time talking to, listening to God, reading His word, we too [just like that vinegar] take on His flavor, His attributes, His characteristics. It is when we become more like Christ that we [just like those peppers] flavor those around us with gifts of the Spirit -- love, kindness, forgiveness, patience, joy, mercy. Just think what a better world this would be if only we could "spice" up this world with what is missing so desperately. So, what are we promised when we seek His face? Isaiah 2:3 " . . . and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths . . . " Let's soak up some of Him today, huh?
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