![]() The Bible teaches that we should sow in the morning and evening, so that our good seeds will compensate for the seeds that go bad (Ecclesiastes 11:6). As long as the earth remains seedtime and harvest shall not cease (Genesis 8:22). The life of a farmer revolves around sowing and reaping. Plant good seeds continuously: The day a farmer stops sowing seeds or stop planning to plant is the day he ceases to be a farmer. ![]() It is wisdom to pursue divine interests over and above our personal interests. ![]() Proper alignment and agreement with Him guarantees bumper harvest. God is the Lord of the harvest and Decider of all things. The simple reason was that they ignored God’s interest and pursued their own dreams and interests. They were dissatisfied and had little results to show (Haggai 1: 3-11). This people had sown much but brought in little. As we use our tongue appropriately, our harvests will be delivered.Īlign with God: The prophet Haggai was sent to the people of Judah to tell them to consider their ways. The Bible also says we should continually refresh God with the fruit of our lips by extolling and exalting Him all the time (Hebrews 13:15). The power of attorney God gave to Adam at creation that made him call things forth and name things was restored to every believer in Christ. The power of death and life resides in the tongue (Proverbs 18:20-21). The Bible says a man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth. Our tongue is our sickle for harvesting the seeds we have sown. A sickle is an agricultural equipment for harvesting. Scripture reference: Matthew 13:18-23Įngage your tongue appropriately: Our opening Bible text tells us that when the grain is ripe, the farmer gets his sickle for harvest. Seed destroyers such as doubts, satanic attacks, ungratefulness, habitual sins, lack of prayers and positive confession, slothfulness etc, can hinder reaping or reduce the yield of the harvest. After Israel had sown, the Midianites would come and destroy their produce, and as a result Israel became very impoverished. In Judges 6:1-10, the Bible narrates how the Midianites oppressed the Israelites. Reaping isn’t automatic: This is so because there are seed destroyers that can destroy the seed sown or reduce the yield of the harvest (Malachi 3:10-11). The Bible says he who gathers in summer is wise, but the one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace (Proverbs 10:5, NLT). Every farmer will readily agree that harvest times are very serious times indeed it is a time of hard work and diligence for the farmer just like the sowing season. Too many times in church circles, much more focus is centered on sowing or planting seeds with little or no attention given to the concept of reaping. Generally, the harvest is the blessing that one has believed for, sown or worked towards. The dictionary meaning of harvest is the act or process of gathering agricultural crops. “ And as soon as the grain is ready, the farmer comes and harvests it with a sickle, for the harvest time has come” – Mark 4:29 (NLT).
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