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The mention of the
king's garden by Nehemiah brings to mind the paradise which the King of
kings prepared for Adam. Sin ruined that fair abode of all delights. The
children of men were driven out to till the ground which yielded only thorns
and briers. Remember the fall of Adam, for it was your fall, too.
Weep because the
Lord of love was so shamefully treated by the head of the human race. Behold
how dragons and demons dwell on this fair earth which once was a garden
of delights.
There is another garden which the King waters with His bloody sweat - Gethsemane. The bitter herbs of this garden are far sweeter to renewed souls than even Eden's luscious fruits. At Gethsemane, the mischief of the serpent in the first garden was undone. The curse was lifted from earth and borne by the woman's promised seed. Meditate upon the agony and the passion of our Lord. Return to the garden of the olive press, and see the great Redeemer rescuing the world from its lost state. This is the garden of gardens where the soul may see the guilt of sin and the power of love.
My heart should also be His garden. How do the flowers flourish? Do any choice fruits appear? Does the King walk within and rest in the shelter of my spirit? Let me make certain that the plants are trimmed and watered and the mischievous foxes hunted out. Come Lord, and let the heavenly wind blow at Your coming. Let the spices of Your garden flow abroad. I must not forget the King's garden of the Church.
O Lord, send prosperity to it. Rebuild her walls, nourish her plants, and ripen her fruits. Reclaim the barren waste from the wilderness and make it into "a King's garden."
- Unknown
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