Hello ,

I love homegrown tomatoes! In my humble opinion, there's nothing better than a homegrown tomato sandwich in the summertime. 

In nature, red skin signals that a tomato is ripe. But this is not necessarily true of tomatoes that have been forced to turn red. It is entirely possible, and likely, that we are purchasing and consuming unripe fruit. And there would be little way of knowing it until we take the first bite.

To be fair, part of the reason that growers gas tomatoes with ethylene is because this is what the market demands. As consumers, we want to walk into our local grocery store any time of the day, any day of the week, and pick up a red tomato.

In much the same way, we want the certainty of knowing that the answers to life’s questions are always within reach. But humility teaches us to wait for God for answers. Humility teaches us to let knowledge ripen on the vine.

Part of a trusting relationship with the divine, is to have had such an experience with our Creator, that we know that we will get the answers when He chooses to help us receive them. 

Have a great day and God bless!

Pastor Mike / The Open Word