A Time and a Season III
Laura McCue Knowles
Read: (NKJV)
- Ecclesiastes 3:2b “A time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted.”
- Galatians 6:7 “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”
- John 4:35b-36 “Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.”
- Matthew 9:37 “Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
Reflect:
1. When was a time in your life when you have planted (sown)?
2. When was a time in your life when you plucked (reaped) what had been planted?
3. What is your drive and motivation in life for what you give and take? Who are you pleasing?
Remember:
All farmers know the correct time for sowing different kinds of seeds and the correct time for harvesting the crop that has grown. In life we also sow different seeds in what we put our effort, time, and energy into. The apostle Paul tells us in Galatians 6:7 that “whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” What are you investing yourself in for the short amount of time you have been given on this Earth. There is a time for everything; how are you spending your time. If you invest in your flesh, in what you want, than you will reap corruption (Galatians 6: 8).
If the motivation that drives us is our sinful flesh, it will only bring about corrupt and fleeting pleasure that leads to pain. If we give our desires and energy to God in total abandonment, than our motivation is His hearts desire. We will sow of the Holy Spirit who lives in us and we will reap everlasting life (Galatians 6:8). What is His hearts desire? God has called us to be laborers in His field. He tells us in John 4:35- 36 and in Matthew 9:37 to labor and plant seeds of salvation for all who would hear and to harvest salvation for those who are ready to be free in Christ. The more we give up of ourselves to God, the more we can understand how much He gave up for us. When we live our utmost for His highest we will rejoice in the prefect plan He has for us, more than we could ever ask or think.
