The Gardener.

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. A gardener on the other hand is someone who takes care of a garden. A gardener cultivates or care for a garden. The first Adam was created to be in charge of a garden. The actual Gardener is God, but He transfered the authority to man, which automatically made Adam become the gardener. He was assisted by Eve who came into the picture afterwards. They were doing this before their eviction from the garden.

The second Adam came and not into the garden of Eden this time but into the garden of any life that accepts and receive Him to be his/her Gardener. As long as you have received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, your life becomes His garden.

(If you have not met with Jesus, He is the only way to eternal life, accept Him by confessing with your mouth and believe with your heart that He is Lord)

Without a gardener the beauty of the garden is hidden. God is the gardener(John15v1), but just as He(God) handed the duty to the first Adam, same happened in the case of the second Adam. He was given a name that is above all name, and He and the Father are one. He became your mediator, life and source. He became The Gardener who gave life to the garden.

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly" John10v10

The second Adam is not just a gardener as Adam and Eve were. He is the Gardener. He brought life to the garden. Your gardener wants the beauty of His garden (Your Life) to be seen, because this is just what a garden is meant to be-a space set aside for display(Matt5v16).

On earth likewise you have your parents as the owner of your field. Now, your field contributors (family,friends and loved ones) are already expecting to have a show of beauty from your garden but it seems your garden (Life) can't produce that yet. And at times you make such statement as "despite my loyalty to the Gardener". You are almost giving up on yourself, as its obvious so many have given up on you. Peradventure there is a particular scent you think can never come out of your garden(life) again because its obvious its just too late.

One person hasn't and would never give up on you-The Gardener. At your highest point of frustration, you will receive the best of His treatment, just keep the faith. You must understand the relationship of the Gardener with His garden thrives only on faith.

"Give it one more chance, the gardener answered. Leave it another year, and I'll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer" Luk13v8

Did you see that? Just tell it to all those who want to see the beauty of your garden "it is not over yet, the Gardener is giving me special attention and fertilizer. Am gonna blossom real good".

As you go this week, don't give up on yourself, because your gardener hasn't and won't.

Be Innovated.

Olufemi Ibitoye

@toyeolufemi