Mark 10:2, Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
Allow me to paint a farming picture of the stages the farmer goes through before he can harvest his crops. First, the farmer decides what and where he going to plant his seeds, second he cultivates the soil getting it ready to plant his seeds, third, he plants his seeds , fourth, he waters, fertilizes, till and de-weed his young plants. But, before the farmer’s planted seed breaks the top soil God in His divine scientific methods causes the planted seeds to germinate and reproduce a growing plant from that which was planted. It is at this stage the farmer nurtures the young plant until it grows and produces the desired harvest (crop).
All praises to God for harvest time- it is at this time the farmer gathers his crop (believers), the good he stores in his barn (heaven) for his desired use and the bad harvest is cast off (hell). The moral of this story is that God is the farmer, the seed is His Word, the fields are all nations (unsaved), and the young plants are new believers in Christ who hears the Word of God and allow it to germinate in their hearts. At some point all believers were new creatures in Christ; and our nurture (watering, fertilizing, tilling and de-weeding) came from mature Christians who tilled God’s soil and young plants (believers) until they became ready for harvesting. Those mature believers adheres to God’s command to “go” out into “all nations”, making other disciples through preaching and teaching His Word, because the “harvest is great, but the laborers are few.” This brings to mind several question, believers, being in the good crop when the farmer (God) gathers His crops, what will God say for the works you have done? Unbelievers, the cast off crops goes to hell, have you decided where you wants to spend eternity? There is going to be a harvest!
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