Corn

There’s a saying I’ve heard since I moved to rural Indiana a long, long time ago in reference to the height of corn. Knee high by the 4th of July.

And there once was an amusement park ad which stated. “There’s more than corn in Indiana.” Well, there may be more than corn in Indiana but first you have to find a way to see over it, around it, or through it.

I am 5’10”. Well, at my last checkup they said I’m now 5’8”…….whatever. I can’t believe I’ve lost 2 inches. But even so…I’m a tallish woman. Look at this corn though. Independence Day was 10 days ago. I swear you can actually watch this corn grow behind my house.

You may already know that I’m not a fan of scientists trying to improve on God’s design of nature. You know…splicing here and there to “create” something new that is supposedly healthier and resistant to pests and the elements. There is always a drawback somewhere down the line. In this case, it’s when these new “creations” are ingested by animals and people.

GMO. Genetically Modified Organisms. ☠️

Note: These are my thoughts, my opinion.

When God created the world and everything in it, he designed everything to be interwoven with one another. For example: trees and vegetation provide the oxygen we need. We exhale what plants need from us. Everything complemented each other. And the earth and food sources were not exceptions.

The animals and vegetation designed for food were created by God to match our gut. But as the plants have become more and more resistant to well…everything, and are more and more messed around with, they no longer compliment our gut. Or, even our environment. And if the gut is unhealthy, our brain becomes unhealthy. The two work together. They absolutely do.

This is not to disregard the usage of toxic chemicals to control pests and weeds. The combination of these things has led to the detriment of our food supply, our health, and our environment.

We have become a people with a magnitude of health issues. Obesity, cancers, heart disease, mental illness, autism, etc. Our bodies were simply not designed to digest such harsh, resistant material. Our soil, water, and air are polluted with plastics, toxic chemicals, and waste material.

I look at this corn and I see it’s beauty but I also see the danger.

God’s design was perfect on every level. Why we think we need to perfect his creation is beyond my comprehension.

Genesis 1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was GOOD, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.”

And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

The Second Day
And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.” So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so. God called the expanse “sky.”

And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

The Third Day
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was GOOD.

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so. The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was GOOD.

And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

The Fourth Day
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years. And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was GOOD.

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

The Fifth Day
And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was GOOD.

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

The Sixth Day
And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was GOOD.

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

So God created man in His own image;
in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, IT WAS VERY GOOD.

And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

When God says what he made is GOOD, who are we to say it’s not-good-enough or imperfect? We were created as well. ♥️

Andi