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from association with the others. Be- : 
lievers are related to each other only 
by their relation to Christ, but their 
lives are largely shaped by their as- 
‘sociation with each other. Loving 
Christian fellowship is of profound 
‘importance to every believer. The 
husk is part of the cob, growing out 
over the grains, just as the Lord 
speaks of protecting His people with 
His wings. The pollen is provided in 
such quantities that the pollen from 
one stalk would be sufficient to give 
life to a whole field. Christ Who is 
the vine, the stalk, has provided 
life for the whole field, the world. 
These are a few thoughts on the 
| Szpical meaning of just one of the 
plants that grow in our gardens. 
» Much more might be learned from 
_just this one, to say nothing of the 
hundreds of others. 
Paul tells us in Romans, 1:20: that 
_which may be known of God, is 
_ clearly seen by the things that are 
_made, even His eternal power and 
_ Godhead, so that anyone is without 
| excuse who does not know God. The 
'green of most ans, the bright 
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