Great story.  Thanks for sharing.

Welcome back too!!!

Vicki

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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 2:36 PM
Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] Tomatoes Are Red, Violets Are Blue


>      My friend, George, told me an unusual story the other day.
> He said that he let some of his tomatoes get too cold one night
> after a neighbor had warned him about the cold snap coming through
> that night.  "You best be getting those tomatoes cover tonight,
> George," he said.  "It's coming down cold tonight and our tomatoes
> ain't gonna make it lessen we cover um up."  Well, George didn't
> take his neighbor's advice.  "I told ya," said his neighbor, "you
> should have covered um up.  Now look at um?"  The neighbor was
> right; they looked pitiful.  While the neighbor's garden,
> including his tomatoes were turning nice and juicy red, the
> tomatoes George failed to protect were shriveling and turning an
> ugly color of green.
>
>      Deciding he might as well destroy them, he went to the garden
> one day with every intention of doing exactly that.  When he got
> there, a thought struck him.  Instead of destroying the plants, he
> chose to exercise authority over them.  How did he do that, you
> may ask?  With words.  He spoke to them.  That's right.  He spoke
> to the tomato plants and commanded them, in the name of Jesus
> Christ, to live and to grow.  No, he didn't do this just once.  He
> did it often and several times a day.
>
>      After a few days of this, with no noticeable change, he
> decided it wasn't going to work.  So he returned to the garden to
> get rid of those pitiful looking tomato plants.  As he reached
> down to grab the first plant to pull it from the soil, he heard a
> volcanic voice boom in his mind say, "What are you doing?"  He
> nearly jumped out of his skin from shock.
>
>      "Nothing," he stammered and backed peddled away from the
> plants as fast as he could go.
>
>      By the end of the season, the Tomatoes where the reddest and
> the best tasting tomatoes he and his family had ever eaten.
>
>      If you doubt the validity of this story, let me know and I
> will put you in touch with George directly.  He will be happy to
> tell you the story of how big God is even when it comes to tomato
> plants.
>
>      I only have one question for you to ponder.  Was God more
> interested in those pitiful dying tomato plants or was He more
> interest in George whom He loves?
>
> Phil.
>
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