Come Harvest Time

Then I saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was someone like the Son of Man. He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. Then another angel came from the Temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, “Swing the sickle, for the time of harvest has come; the crop on earth is ripe.” So the one sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the whole earth was harvested.
Revelation 14:14-16

There are so many references in Scripture to planting and growing, sowing and reaping. I think I've mentioned before one of Jim Mackey's best quotes regarding that - People sow bad seed all week long and then come to church on Sunday and pray for crop failure. And yes, that will get a laugh, but in all reality, it's not funny because the Truth remains that what we sow, we will reap.

What will your harvest be? What choices have you made in choosing your seed? You do realize that the seed choice for harvest is yours, yes? What will you sow? Love? Faith? Mercy? Doubt? Anger? Selfishness? So many choices...so little time...

Seeds for Weed?
Seeds for Need?
Seeds for Greed?
Or Seeds for Feed?

And remember, within one seed is the potential for a plantation. Can you cultivate and nourish what you've already sown or is it time to dig up and replant? Hosea 10:12 reads, I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’

There is some time left, not a lot, but enough, if you start now. You want to be ready, come Harvest time.

Prayer:

Father,
           You are the Author and Finisher of our faith. Alpha and Omega, Beginning and the End. You knew the end from the beginning and made provision for our salvation in spite of our wicked ways. We do not want the harvest described in Hosea 10:13-14 for those who chose not to plant good seed. Open our hearts and minds to heed Your Word, Father. Shine Your light on us so we can see exactly what needs to be dug up and replanted. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen