Friday, September 14, 2007

Poison Oak - September 14, 2007

I passed a family with their dog, this morning at the park. They asked me what did I find to photograph? I said, poison Oak, they said oh no, that's terrible. There was not much to see, but the abundance of poison oak, one of the most wide spred native plants in California.

Gen 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Gen 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
It is one of the first plants to turn color in the fall. It is poisonous to the touch, making a measle like rash on the skin, sending some people to the hospital. Burning the plant can cause the eyes to weep.



Isa 52:10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

Isa 52:11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.

Isa 52:12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

Yet, in all bad things of God's creation, there is some good to be found. If we are in Christ Jesus, we should look for the good. The wildlife like to eat the berries in the winter.

Mat 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?




The Indians, made use of the climbing vines to make baskets. They used it to treat wounds and warts. They even made tea from it.

Prov 12:27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.



2 Pet 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

2 Pet 1:6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

2 Pet 1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

2 Pet 1:8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Pet 1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
2 Pet 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:



A tree branch fell broke off and made this dragon carrying a club. Do not let the old dragon bring fear into your heart. There will be bad times, which we try to avoid and many blessings. We should not let the old dragon put fear into our daily living. Submit all to Christ and live in victory.

Phil 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Phil 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Phil 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.


1 Cor 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Cor 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.




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