Grapes grow well in many areas. Grape vines like water. And all that water equals sweet, juicy, fat grapes. Not enough water and the grapes are too small. Too much water near the time of harvest and the skin cracks and dilutes the sugar content of the grape.
While grapes grow in a wide variety of climates and soils, they can always benefit from irrigation. Viticulturists (grape growers) know how much water their vineyard soil can hold, the depth of vine roots and how much water the vine absorbs. Yada, yada.
For example, a grape vine uses 7.8 gallons of water each day. But delivery of water depends on many variables. Like soil depth, available water capacity of the soil, climate conditions such as heat and wind. And what is the average rainfall for the region and growing season? Then they evaluate the best irrigations system for their specific need to deliver the right amount of water to each vine at the right time.
That’s lots of know-how for best outcomes and a fine crop of grapes, don’t you think? Lots of mathematic calculations too. Ugh.
Balance, balance, balance. Thank goodness God is the master gardener and the greatest of all vinedressers.
Christians need lots of water too. Our spirits get dry and parched. We rely on God to supply all the refreshment the spirit needs and the promise to quench our thirst so that we will never thirst again.
He promises rivers in the desert. And endless rivers of living water from the source of the endless spring: Christ.
Then comes the promise that we will produce fruit and bring others to Christ’s saving grace.
Are you abiding?
Scripture for Today
“He who believes in Me who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Me, as the Scripture has said, ‘From his innermost being will flow continually rivers of living water’” (John 7:38 AMP).
“Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. But whoever drinks the water that I give him will never be thirsty again. But the water that I give him will become in him a spring of water satisfying his thirst for God welling up continually flowing, bubbling within him to eternal life” (John 4:13-14 AMP).
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