It was winter when I moved to the landlord’s house. The landlord’s backyard was very messy, in which there was a peach tree among the blighted weeds. Because of the cold weather, the peach tree was bare and looked unattractive. I thought: This peach tree looks so ugly. Can it bring forth good fruit?

Spring came after winter, and the peach tree began to sprout new leaves as the weather was gradually getting warmer. Not until it was fully clothed in green leaves did I have a little expectation of it.

Day after day, the peach tree put forth blossoms and began to bear fruit. But when I found the peaches were small and ugly and looked as if they had vermin, I couldn’t help feeling disappointed and sighing, “Peach tree, peach tree, if you can’t bear healthy peaches, where is your value?” Unknowingly, my expectation of the peach tree disappeared.

One day, the red color of the peach tree caught my eye: Nourished by sunshine, the tree bore many big and red peaches, which were so tender and delicious, water arousing, and the tree did not look “sick” at all. When the wind blew by, it swayed as if greeting to all creatures around it…. Looking at the scene, I couldn’t help but remember the words of Almighty God, “As the miraculous deeds of God manifested themselves, this world swelled, piece by piece, with all of the things created by God, and it changed from chaos and darkness into clarity and brightness, from deathly stillness to liveliness and limitless vitality. Among all things of creation, from the great to the small, from the small to the microscopic, there was none which was not created by the authority and power of the Creator, and there was a unique and inherent necessity and value to the existence of each creature. Regardless of the differences in their shape and structure, they had but to be made by the Creator to exist under the authority of the Creator. Sometimes people will see an insect, one which is very ugly, and they will say, ‘That insect is so horrible, there’s no way such an ugly thing could have been made by God—there’s no way He would create something so ugly.’ What a foolish view! What they should say is, ‘Though this insect is so ugly, it was made by God, and so it must have its own unique purpose.’ In the thoughts of God, He intended to give each and every appearance, and all sorts of functions and uses, to the various living things He created, and so none of the things God made were cut from the same mold. From their exterior to their internal composition, from their living habits to the location that they occupy—each is different. Cows have the appearance of cows, donkeys have the appearance of donkeys, deer have the appearance of deer, and elephants have the appearance of elephants. Can you say which is the best looking, and which is the ugliest? Can you say which is the most useful, and the existence of which is the least necessary? Some people like the way elephants look, but no one uses elephants to plant fields; some people like the way lions and tigers look, for their appearance is the most impressive amongst all things, but can you keep them as pets? In short, when it comes to all things, man should defer to the authority of the Creator, which is to say, defer to the order appointed by the Creator to all things; this is the wisest attitude. Only an attitude of searching for, and obedience to, the original intentions of the Creator is the true acceptance and certainty of the authority of the Creator. It is good with God, so what reason does man have to find fault?”(from A Continuation of The Word Appears in The Flesh)

Almighty God’s words made me understand all things created by God have their own unique purpose, and they are to show forth the authority and wisdom of God. I thought that the peach tree was ugly and its fruit was also ugly, because I was shortsighted. I only saw the external appearance but didn’t see that all things under the authority of the Creator are perfect. Looking at the tree I once thought useless, I was deep in thought: The peach tree looks the same as before, so ugly, and the weeds around it are still lush. Nothing has changed. But now, it seems to me that they live together so harmoniously. The peach tree doesn’t lose the “courage” to survive for its ugly appearance, nor does it reject the weeds around it because it bears beautiful fruit while they can’t. The weeds also never feel inferior for their “low status.” They are performing their respective missions, and are proud of their missions. No matter what others think of them, they remain unaffected, because they comply with the destiny and quietly keep their existence value.

At this time, it reminded me of Almighty God’s words, “‘And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth: and it was so.’ While God was speaking, all these things came into being following the thoughts of God, and in an instant, an assortment of delicate little life forms were unsteadily poking their heads up through the soil, and before they had even shaken the bits of dirt from their bodies they were eagerly waving to each other in greeting, nodding and smiling to the world. They thanked the Creator for the life that He bestowed upon them, and announced to the world that they were a part of all things, and that they would each devote their lives to showing forth the authority of the Creator. As the words of God were spoken, the land became lush and green, all sorts of herbs that could be enjoyed by man sprang forth and broke from the ground, and the mountains and plains became thickly populated by trees and forests…. This barren world, in which there had not been any trace of life, was rapidly covered by a profusion of grass, herbs and trees and overflowing with greenery…. The fragrance of grass and the aroma of the soil spread through the air, and an array of plants began to breathe in tandem with the circulation of the air, and began the process of growing. At the same time, thanks to the words of God and following the thoughts of God, all the plants began the perpetual life cycles in which they grow, blossom, bear fruit, and multiply. They began to strictly adhere to their respective life courses, and began to perform their respective roles among all things…. They were all born, and lived, because of the words of the Creator. They would receive the unceasing provision and nourishment of the Creator, and would always tenaciously survive in every corner of the land in order to show forth the authority and power of the Creator, and they would always show forth the life power bestowed upon them by the Creator….” (from A Continuation of The Word Appears in the Flesh)

From Almighty God’s words, I seemed to see the wonderful sight that God created plants for this world. From the moment God created them, God set a running course for their life and let them play their respective roles among all things. The law will not be moved by man’s will or change in accordance with man’s preferences, because it is predestined by the Creator. As plants, they tenaciously survive in every corner of the land and show forth God’s authority and power quietly by their existence. They obey Heaven’s will and thank the Creator for His grace silently. All these changes, which look common but subtle, take place before our eyes at any time. But who has ever discovered them?

This peach tree made me understand the truth about being a man: Whether we have a position, knowledge, and capabilities or not is all predestined by God, and there is God’s good purpose in it. In the Creator’s eyes, every creature has its own mission and existence value. We should submit to the Creator’s sovereignty and perform the duty of a created being for the manifestation of the Creator’s authority, so as to accomplish our mission of being created.

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