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DB - Minday 23rd Februaruy 2009 - Waiting For The Harvest
The soil itself makes the plants grow and bear fruit; first the tender stalk appears, then the ear, and finally the ear full of corn. When the corn is ripe, the man starts cutting it with his sickle, because harvest time has come. - Mark 4:28 -29
Those of us who have the opportunity to visit an orchard or farm will realise that a lot of hard work has to be put in between sowing and harvesting. More importantly is the quality of the soil and the temperate nature of the location that would ensure a good harvest. The loving tender care of the farmer would help to reverse any adversary that could harm and destroy the crop.
Jesus wants us to be 'fishers of men'. We are expected to sow our seeds of kindness and the words of God. Once the word of God is established, it is the beginning of a journey to nurture and look after the seedling. Along this journey, we are to depend fully on God's Grace, Mercy and Love. We have to attend conscientiously to the ground with our best behaviour, motive and desire.
By God's grace, we are glad that our duty is only to sow the seeds and to leave the harvest to our Lord.
We sow the seed - God produces the harvest
The soil itself makes the plants grow and bear fruit; first the tender stalk appears, then the ear, and finally the ear full of corn. When the corn is ripe, the man starts cutting it with his sickle, because harvest time has come. - Mark 4:28 -29
Those of us who have the opportunity to visit an orchard or farm will realise that a lot of hard work has to be put in between sowing and harvesting. More importantly is the quality of the soil and the temperate nature of the location that would ensure a good harvest. The loving tender care of the farmer would help to reverse any adversary that could harm and destroy the crop.
Jesus wants us to be 'fishers of men'. We are expected to sow our seeds of kindness and the words of God. Once the word of God is established, it is the beginning of a journey to nurture and look after the seedling. Along this journey, we are to depend fully on God's Grace, Mercy and Love. We have to attend conscientiously to the ground with our best behaviour, motive and desire.
By God's grace, we are glad that our duty is only to sow the seeds and to leave the harvest to our Lord.
We sow the seed - God produces the harvest
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