Agrarians and Weather

2/01/07 - 5th Day - After Breakfast. I believe that Agrarians are closer to God because Agrarians are closer to the creation. God put man in the garden to dress it and keep it (Gen. 2:15), and commanded man to till and work the land (Gen. 2:15, 3:23), so that man would have no excuse for not seeing and knowing God by His glory in the creation (Rom. 1:20). While it is true that God's divine purpose was for man to work the land, till it, have dominion over it, etc. for His glory alone - He also added a bonus for those who would be obedient to these commandments concerning His desire for man. If we are workers of the land, we see Him daily in His divine acts of sovereignty. We see Him in the land, the crop, the weather, the animals He has created for our use, and in His miraculous provision for those who seek Him in this way diligently.

My point today is that Agrarians see God in the weather.

Industrialists and urbanites only rarely see God's hand in the weather.... take New Orleans for an example. Some (few) were able to see the judgment of God in Hurricane Katrina. Most don't see Him at all.

When I lived in the world, and when my mind was colonized by the industrial mindset, I was oblivious to the weather. Sometimes it was a nuisance... when I had to shovel it, or when it got me wet. Sometimes it was a benefit... when there was nice evenings, or when I was at the beach. But usually I didn't really even notice it... or care.

As an Agrarian we are in tune with the weather every day. We watch it, study it, pray about it, deal with it, examine it, ruminate over it, etc. We think about the weather, and God's power over it, every day. Not often enough, we give thanks for it.

Thank you for the rain today. We are happy to receive God's abundance. We give Him praise, honor and glory for it. We see it for what it is.

Michael Bunker