The changing
weather in Texas is very welcomed by all. Going from scorching heat to a
pleasant weather is a long-waited relief. Everywhere you go there’s a sense of
celebration. It is the harvest season!
Often what goes on
in the natural is a picture of what’s going on in the spiritual realm. Just as in the natural it is the harvest
season, I believe many of our friends are about to enter into your season of
harvest. You’re going to throw aside the rags of lack, mediocrity and needs
and embrace the abundance God has prepared for you. This is your time. You’ll
reap the blessings of all the hard labor you’ve put into planting and nurturing
your seed. Your harvest is ready!
Long time ago, I
lived in the beautiful country of Nepal. Its people are very poor and the main
livelihood is agriculture. I will never forget the joy, celebration and
excitement during the harvest season. The whole family is out in the field. There’s
a sense of celebration. They may be living off the bottom of the barrel but
they know that their harvest is coming and everything will be alright. You too
my friend, is about to enter into your season of harvest.
Some of our
co-workers in India work among the slum dwellers. They minister to the poorest
of the poor who spend all their day looking through the garbage or doing menial
jobs. Their ambition is to find something – in the trash. Our evangelists are
faithful to share the Gospel with them. By the grace of God a large number of
slum-dwellers have come to know the Lord. Their prayer to God has been for a
better life. You know, there’s a special
place in God’s heart for the poor. One day the slum-believers got news that
the government was going to widen the road and their little shacks were going
to be demolished. They’re in total despair! But they prayed and trusted the
Lord for their safety and protection. Not many days from the “bad news” they got another report. The
local government was going to give them substantial amount of money so each of
them can have their brick and mortar house. They also promised one government job
(steady income) for each family for the rest of their lives for the
inconvenience of having to move away from their “homes.” What looked like a disaster for the slum-dwelling
believers became a huge blessing from the Lord.
You may be facing
a financial challenge. Some of you’re going through a health issue. Others of
you are staring at a problem that’s not going away. The legal problem seems to
be going against you. Friend, I’ve got good news for you. You’re about to enter into a season of harvest. God is going to wipe away your tears and
cause you dance for joy. He is going to make your crooked path straight. He
will make a river in the desert. God is going to release abundance upon you in
such measure that it will thrust you years ahead. Get ready for your harvest.
When it comes, you’ll be stunned at the goodness of God. Start praising Him
now!
This is what
happened to the children of Israel in bondage. They’re grinding stones, making
bricks and God saw their misery. Something
about our struggles that touches the Father heart of God. You know the
story. He raised Moses to deliver His people out of bondage into the Promised
Land. When they left, they didn’t just leave empty handed. Their captors handed
them all their treasures. When you’re in
peace with God and obedient to His commands, He will cause even your enemies to
be good to you. It was the greatest exploits in history!
Friend, you’re
precious to God. He knows your situation. He cares about you greatly. He is your
heavenly Father. This is your season of harvest. Do not fret. Do not worry. Welcome the season of harvest. Just like the farmers in Nepal and the slum-dwellers
in India, God will turn your mourning into dancing. Like the Israelites, He will vindicate you. There’s a sweet sense
of change in the air. Get ready for your season of harvest. When it comes it
will change everything in your life.
“You know the saying, 'Four months between planting and
harvest.' But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for
harvest” (John 4:35 NLT).
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