STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE; OUR GIFT FROM EDEN!
God is so good in providing for His own; beginning in Creation week. So often we enjoy the produce of nature without reflecting upon how it began. Allow the Genesis record to refresh your memory:
“Then God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them; and it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind, and God saw that it was good” (Genesis 1:11,12).
“Then the Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden….Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it” (Genesis 2: 8,15).
From that day to the present generation, the process has been perpetuated; yet our method of cultivation has improved mechanically.
The major ingredients of banana pudding, cherry, apple, peach and raisin pie all originated on day three of Creation. So did the major ingredient of strawberry shortcake.
Centuries later, horticulturists and nutritionists have made interesting discoveries. Recently, I read some of the discoveries with amazement. The short article read: “Did you know that the strawberry is part of the rose family? And speaking of family, eight strawberries provide children with 140% of their recommended daily amount of vitamin C. But most interestingly, the strawberry is the only fruit to bear its seed on the outside.”
Now that’s food for thought. “And God saw that it was good” (Genesis 1: 12).
So, our caption – “Strawberry Shortcake; Our Gift From Eden”! And is it ever good. Thank you, Lord.
Now, you take it from there!
