What does JESUS have to do with a pumpkin?

One day a farmer planted a little seed and patiently waited for it to grow.
“God is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to be lost. He wants everyone to change his heart and life.”
2 Peter 3:9

The pumpkin grew and when October came it was time to pick the pumpkin. The farmer took the pumpkin home and washed it until it was bright and clean. Next the farmer cut open the pumpkin and pulled out all the slimy pulp and seeds.
“Create in me a pure heart, God.” Psalm 51:10

The farmer took all of the gross pulp, slim and seeds and threw them away were they would never be seen again.
“He has taken our sins away from us as far as the east is from west.” Psalm 103:12

Then the farmer did something really fun and exciting, he gave the pumpkin a new face.
“We all show the Lord’s glory, and we are being changed to be like Him.”
2 Corinthians 3:18

What happened next was simply wonderful. The farmer put a small, white candle down inside the pumpkin and light it with a flame. The pumpkin glowed bright and beautiful.
“God once said, ‘let the light shine out of the darkness!’ And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts.”
2 Corinthians 4:6

As the night grew darker the light of the pumpkin could be seen by brighter than ever. When people walking by saw the bright pumpkin smiling at them they couldn’t help but smile back.
“In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do.
Live so that they will praise you Father in Heaven.” Matthew 5:16

The farmer had turned this dirty pumpkin in a wonderful glorious sight. In the same way, God the Father offers His children the chance to be made new, full of joy and full of light, shining like stars in a dark world.
“If anyone belongs to Christ, then he is made new. The old things have gone; everything is made new!”
2 Corinthians 5:17

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