Back to Eden Gardening, have you ever heard of it? Back to Eden gardening was started by a guy who didn't have enough water in his well to water a big garden. He asked the Lord what to do, and the Lord said, "Do what I do" And so he watched the Master Gardener and noticed that His forests are always covered by debris. Leaves and sticks and chunks of bark. So he covered his ground with wood chips and has had great success. The trick is not to disturb the ground with tilling and the like but just cover it and let the cover decompose into moisture holding nutrients.
I have wondered how many things we do thinking that our way is better than God's way. Like GMO foods. What are we doing? And what was God's original intent. Check out Deuteronomy 22:9-11.
“You shall not sow your vineyard with different kinds of seed, lest the yield of the seed which you have sown and the fruit of your vineyard be defiled. “You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together. “You shall not wear a garment of different sorts, such as wool and linen mixed together. "
These are the commands from God to the Israelites. They came with a promise.
“If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.” (Exodus 15:26)
I'm thinking there could be a cause and effect here that we are missing. God didn't want DNA defiled. He didn't want to mix one kind of grape with another. Why? I don't know, but There are only 66 books in the bible. They are God's very short, written record. I believe everything in it has some good purpose. It has a point for being there. And in some way shape of form it is a protection for us to follow it. (not for legalistic reasons, following the law isn't a path to salvation, but there is wisdom in the word of the LORD. Why is He wanting us not to defile a seed?)
I don't believe God is threatening us here, I believe He is showing us the path to life. So why would we mess with what God created? That isn't just for the food we eat. But it's a good start!
