The Harvest Will Come

Galatians 6:9 “Be not weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.”

In our local farming community we have gotten to watch the harvest the past several weeks and though it is almost over now we can learn some things from it.

Just imagine with me a farmer who last spring said he was too tired to prepare the field or that it was just too much work to plant the corn or beans.  He would not have had anything to do the last few weeks.  There wouldn’t be a crop and therefore no harvest and no income.  To most this is simply not fathomable.

Likewise, as we go through life we are presented with the opportunity to follow the Spirit of God as he leads us to minister in other’s lives.  Often it may be difficult, trying, or seemingly impossible to maintain what God has called us to do.  Yet, we must look to the harvest.  If our growing weary and giving up on what God has called us to do we will miss out on the blessing he has for us and God will miss out on the glory He should receive for our faithfulness and the harvest that is accomplished.

God promises a harvest for those who persevere through the trials that they face as they strive to do good in the face of difficulty.

The farmer has to work through or around the storms that come.  He has to work through the dry spells.  He has to fight the weeds that will steal the water and nutrients from the crop.  Any of these things may be discouraging but together they could really hinder the spirit of the farmer as he strives to produce a quality crop.

Similarly, we will face the storms of life at times when our spirits seem to dry out.  The incursion of many things will try to steal the influence of the Spirit and the ministry of the Word of God in our lives.  We have to seek the Lord as a deer pants for the water (Psalm 27:1) and trust in Him for strength and support that we may persevere and with His help experience the harvest that God has both promised and planned.