Anyone who plants a garden looks forward to harvesting what has been planted. A lot of hard work goes into a garden and one does not take to kindly to having it messed with by unwanted visitors. They come, they eat, they leave. In just one night they gorge themselves, leaving only stems, a pitiful reminder of what once was. They find ways to get beyond the fence, the scareowls, the little windmills and even the liquid fence. What does one do? How does one put a stop to these visitors helping themselves to the garden?
I asked the Lord for help to know how to deal with this problem. The advice given to me seemed a bit silly in the initial hearing of it, but I decided to try it anyhow. What could I lose? I was told to get baby powder and dust the plants. The assurance was given to me that the plants wouldn't be harmed and that the animals and bugs do not like the baby powder. Sure enough it worked. What plants remained began to grow again because the unwanted visitors stopped eating them. I did have to do some replanting but I am happy to say the garden is growing and I have been able to do some harvesting.
When I began to powder the plants, the sweet smell of the baby powder reminded me of this scripture in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16a(amplified). But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumph(as trophies of Christ's victory) and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere, for we are the sweet fragrance of Christ(which exhales) unto God,(discernable alike) among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing: to the latter it is an aroma(wafted) from death to death(a fatal oder, the smell of doom); to the former it is an aroma from life to life(a vital fragrance, living and fresh).
Our hearts are God's garden. He plants the seeds of life in us. We co-labor with Him in the tending and care of our hearts and His fragrance takes care of the unwanted visitors. These critters that come to steal, rob destroy the words of life He has planted.
