The law of limiting factors, also known as Liebig's Law of the Minimum, is a principle in biology and agriculture that states that the growth or productivity of a system is limited by the factor that is most scarce or limiting in the system. This means that, in order to achieve optimal growth or productivity, it is necessary to ensure that all factors necessary for growth are present in sufficient quantities.
For example, in agriculture, plants require a range of factors for growth, including water, nutrients, sunlight, and temperature. If any one of these factors is insufficient, it will limit the growth of the plant. Therefore, a farmer must ensure that all of these factors are present in sufficient quantities in order to achieve optimal crop yields.
The same principle applies to other biological systems as well. For example, in animal systems, the availability of food, water, and shelter can all be limiting factors for growth. In human systems, factors such as access to education, healthcare, and clean water can all be limiting factors for growth and development.
The law of limiting factors is an important concept to understand in order to effectively manage and optimize systems for growth and productivity. By understanding which factors are limiting in a given system, it is possible to take steps to address those limiting factors and improve overall performance.
However, it is important to note that the law of limiting factors is not the only factor that determines the growth or productivity of a system. There may be other factors at play that can affect growth or productivity, such as genetics or external factors such as competition or predation.
Overall, the law of limiting factors is a valuable tool for understanding and optimizing the growth and productivity of biological and agricultural systems. By understanding which factors are limiting and taking steps to address those limitations, it is possible to improve the performance of these systems and achieve optimal outcomes.
Psalm 126
By how much his affliction surpassed the natural measure of human grief, when he underwent for our sakes the dread realities of death and judgment; by so much shall the fulness of his pure delight as the eternal blesser of his people excel their joy yet what a measure, too, is there! For this kind of speech which the Prophet useth here is of greater importance than that it may be applied only to Jewish particular captivities. Reports of God's doings. This verse is the marrow of the whole Psalm, occasioned by the return of God's people out of Babel's captivity into their own country. That they were "great things" which were done. Bringing his sheaves with him.
It can be deduced that there is a gap between the non-believers and the church. Ah, me, what captives we have been! So throw away all ideas that joy is found in things apart from God, or that God is the serious, gloomy, despondent, negative, critical sort of religious freak who will smack you over the wrists with a wooden ruler as soon as you step out of line. Here, O disciple of Jesus, behold an emblem of thy present labour and future reward; the day is coming when thou shalt reap in joy, plentiful shall be thy harvest, and great shall be thy joy in the Lord. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, etc. And yet, there is more in magnificavit facere if we look well.
Thus let our captivity be turned thus speedily and suddenly, though there be no appearance of salvation, no more than there is of a fountain in the sandy desert, or of rain in the clearest of heavens, yet bring salvation for us. The emphatic combination of the finite tense with the infinitive is altogether foreign from our idiom, and very imperfectly represented, in the ancient and some modern versions, by the active participle venientes venient, coming they shall come , which conveys neither the peculiar form nor the precise sense of the Hebrew phrase. It was a laughter of joy in God, not scorn of their enemies. If there were no sowing in tears there would be no reaping in joy. His activity - "he goeth forth. These are precious seed, such as the husbandman sows when corn is dear and he has but little for his family, and therefore weeps to part with it, yet buries it under ground, in expectation of receiving it again with advantage. They that sow in tears, etc.
The joy of dreams is soon forgotten, but this is "everlasting joy. When our own hearts are broken with grief at man's transgression we shall break other men's hearts: tears of earnestness beget tears of repentance: "deep calleth unto deep. This the Lord can do for any of us, and he can do it at once, for nothing is too hard for the Lord. Hammond reads it ; "such a comfortable happy change it was to us, as life from the dead or sudden ease from exquisite pain; we thought ourselves in a new world. Then, not done by God at random, without any particular aim; but purposely done for them. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more: 9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. But they who feel their captivity shall have their mouths filled with laughter and joy: that is, redemption and deliverance from sin and death shall be preached unto them.
Then, "done" by God himself, they see God in them. Our mouth had never been filled with holy laughter if it had not been first filled with the bitterness of grief. When we pray for the turning Of our captivity, it is wise to recall former instances thereof: nothing strengthens faith more effectually than the memory of a previous experience. Those that sow to the spirit, in this vale of tears, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting, and that will be a joyful harvest indeed. The sowing may be with sorrow, but the reaping will be with joy. But they sow in tears; they do the duty of an afflicted state. I remember talking to him once about the caricature of Puritans as a dour and despondent lot, the puritanical myth.
That their greatest grief, and this their greatest joy; Loetati sumus, when news came not, saith the Psalm, in domos nostras, We shall go everyone to his own house, but in domun Domini ibimus, "We shall go to the house of the Lord, we shall appear before the God of gods in Zion. In proportion as they sow they will reap. Whole Psalm In its Christian aspect the Psalm represents the seventh of the "degrees" in our ascent to the Jerusalem that is above. Unless the L ord watches over the city , the watchman stays awake in vain. When the Israelites had served in a strange land four hundred years, it was not Moses, but Jehovah, that brought them out of the land of Egypt, and out of the house of bondage. Some do interpret this verse otherwise; that is, Turn our captivity, O Lord, as the rivers in the south, which in the summer are dried up in the desert places by the heat of the sun, but in the winter are filled up again with plenty of water. They that now in sorrow weeping Tears and seed commingled sow, Soon, the fruitful harvest reaping, Shall with joyful bosoms glow.
There is nothing in this psalm by which we can decide its date, further than this, -- that it is a song after a great deliverance from oppression. And therefore you who think so basely of the gospel and the professors of it, because at present their peace and comfort are not come, should know that it is on the way to them, and comes to stay everlastingly with them; whereas your peace is going from you every moment, and is sure to leave you without any hope of returning to you again. The captivity of Zion. Here is sweet fruit from a bitter stock: Christ caused the earthen vessels to be filled with water, and then turned the water into wine: Joh 2:9. Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord A Song of Ascents. However, the joy here is not this matter of temperament.
Ah, dear reader, Jehovah has indeed done marvellous things for his chosen, and these "great things" shall be themes for eternal praise among all intelligent creatures. Retrieved 2 September 2018. We know it was but a hill in Jerusalem, on the north side. Being in trouble, the gracious pilgrims remember for their comfort times of national woe which were succeeded by remarkable deliverances. For, magna fecit would have served all this; but in saying "magnificavit facere", they say magnifecit illos, ut magna faceret pro illis. How greatly are they to blame who in this busy time stand all the day idle! It is well for us thus to pray, and to bring our suit before him who is able to bless us exceeding abundantly.
The Lord does great things for his people. The past is ever a sure prognostic of the future; the thing which has been is the thing that shall be, we shall again and again find ourselves amazed at the wonderful goodness of the Lord. This is the seventh step, and we mall there fore expect to meet with some special perfection of joy in it; nor shall we look in vain. This is Moses' tongue or Moses' mouth, full of wormwood and of bitterness of death; wherewith he designs to kill none but those which are too lively and full of security. They shall; and good reason they should, because it was they that did sow. These great things command the attention of the world. Experience of God's doings.
They are in tears often; they share in the calamities of human life, and commonly have a greater share in them than others. As when Elijah sent his servant toward the sea, in the time of Ahab, he went and looked, and said, "there is nothing"; that is, no show of rain, not the least cloud to be seen; yet presently the heavens grew black, and there was a great rain: 1Ki 18:44. Your sky will burst with sunshine, and your heart with song and laughter. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Hence this joyous surprise. May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life! So much then, and no less than they.
