dennis j adams

The farmer plants seed in the proper season and waters them so a harvest will be produced. The reason there is planting and reaping is all about the harvest produced. If the seed is not planted in good ground, (which is really left up to definition) it will not produce a proper harvest even if it is watered. When a seed is bad it may produce and often does a sorely harvest. When the watering process is not done properly, either under watering or over watering, the seed will not produce the excellent produce that it was meant to. All this defines spiritually the absolute importance of planting and watering proportionality and effectively to see the increase in the heart of an individual. (Jeremiah 4:3) Bringing into the center of the condition of any heart there must be a breaking and a nurturing. The fallow ground which is allowed to lie idle during the growing season. That is why we must breakup this ground in hearts so it may be sown during the planting season. Seasons are very important to Kingdom work here on this earth. The Law of the Harvest (Genesis 8:22) and the season will not end. There is a season to plant and a time to harvest. (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

When Jesus spoke the parable of the sower He expressed the intent of the sower and what he seed would produce. If the seed was sown in good ground it produced a good harvest and ultimately it would not produce in bad ground. To many problems and too much destruction can happen if the seed is not protected. The birds of the air can live off seed that was not planted good and secure in the ground. Amplifying this thought one could easily grasp the affect that would have on a heart that was not protected by the Word and secure in the relationship with God. The one with the right relationship will be like a tree planted by the water…(Psalm 1:3) Understanding the purpose of each person in the nurturing and making of disciples will give the depth of insight needed in sowing the Word in the heart of the lost. Paul used great wisdom as he penned the words found in 1 Corinthians 3:6… A planter, one who waters, and the increase comes from God. This is why this concept of sowing and reaping has such a monumental effect on those in the Kingdom’s work. Patience in this spiritual “farming” is so vastly important to the increase of God’s Kingdom here. As the farmer waits for the former and latter rain so we must wait for the Lord to produce in us the promise of His coming. The seeds that we plant are not bad seeds they are seeds of truth that will change lives beyond our own reach and capabilities. When we sow into a good heart that heart produces a harvest that in turn will sow into other faithful people, who will pant in others. (2 Timothy 2:2)

The plan of the farmer is to plant in due season and water consistently with a temperance to guard the seed from becoming unproductive. During this process the roots grow down and then up comes the harvest. Spiritually this avenue or processes of evangelism has a promise attached… What you sow that is what you will reap! Sow the good ground and reap the good harvest. (2 Corinthians 9:6; Galatians 6:7-8)

Dennis

Remember prayer moves the Hand of God.