Greetings:
It's been a waiting game for southern Indiana farmers, much like others years when they've been patient and waited for the hand of nature to give them a few days of sunshine and wind to dry out the moist, muddy soil enough to allow for the planting process to begin.
Farming is a gamble in the eyes of some, and a testament of faith in the view of others.
Sometimes it's a waiting game that evolves with the seasons.
How many of you know that when God plants a new seed of salvation in you, it takes time to grow, sprout and become a vibrant new creation ready for service to the church and the community you live in?
It's a process that doesn't happen overnight.
Look at Galatians 6:7-10 and you'll learn about the spiritual harvest.
“Don’t be misled – you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.”
There is a time of learning and fertilization when we become watered with the Word of God.
There is a time of growth, when we are tested by the evil elements, much like a growing plant is tested and battered in order to gain the strength to survive the weather elements in reaching maturity.
Remember successful farmers always protect their seed. Christians, who plant for success and victory, ought to do the same thing.
Be blessed.
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