Seed, Time and Harvest

 

                

Genesis 8: 22 "As long as the earth endures, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."

The saying "what goes around comes around" is a brief interpretation of this law of God. Truly you do reap what you sow. If you sow sparingly, you get very little in return. (2Cor. 9:6-9) If you sow in abundance, your harvest is in proportion to what measure you sow. "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit will reap eternal life" (Gal. 6: 6-9).

What you reap is called fruit--good or bad. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-contol. (Gal. 5:22) The fruit of the sinful nature ends in death, both physically and spiritually.

Fruit has to be grown; it's a process. What kind of return do you want? If it is to know God, to be like Him, then sow the word of God in your life. You'll reap the fruit of the Spirit. It's the law! "The amount of thought or study you give to the truth you hear will be the measure of virtue and that comes back to you; and more will be given to you who hear.:" (Mark 4: 24 AMP) 

Jesus said that every plant that His Father didn't plant would be pulled out by the roots. God is the Master Farmer! And He gets rid of weeds! Jesus also said we would know who was His by their fruit.

Many times we want to see quick results. We've become a fast-lane, fast-food society. We want it now and don't want to wait. One of the fruits of life is patience. This, too, takes time to grow. You see, the kingdom of God is like a man (there's another growth process) who sows or plants seed. If a farmer doesn't plant seed, he won't get a harvest. If he sows seeds of corn, he'll reap corn. It's a law--what you sow is what you get in return. Sow seed for what you want or need a harvest for. God doesn't sow our seed for us. He gives us seed. It's our responsibility to plant it.

The Untamed Shrew

I work in a hospital and for one doctor in particular who is ever running here and there and gets nowhere fast.  You know the type: Dr. Important.  So much to do, so many meetings to go to, so many people to see. Ha!  Just this week she had me cancel a whole clinic till the end of the year, which isn't bad in itself if there were time slots to replace them!  She didn't even know the name of this clinic to inform the responsible people to set up a replacement clinic on another day.  Does the fact that she's blonde enter into this equation anywhere?!  She rarely answers her pages.  She never tells us when she leaves.  She waits till the very last minute and informs me, "O, I'm not going to be here on such and such a date. Cancel all my appointments."  Like Jason, I start to hear the word "kill" echo in my head!  She has had me make folders labeled with various names and then she loses them.  They are in her office somewhere.  Talk about disorganized.  She is the epitomy of disarray, disorganization, and discontent.  If she had the time, or if I knew she'd take the time to read, I would recommend "Time Management for Unmanageable People."  I'm seriously thinking of making this her birthday present.  I thought of Christmas, but her birthday comes sooner!  Lord, I need another job.