Yaba Baptist Church: Cup Of Faith Daily Devotional 5 November 2022 – The Spiritual Significance Of Harvests
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TOPIC: The Spiritual Significance Of Harvests
BIBLE TEXT: 2 Corinthians 9:10 – “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.”
Throughout the Bible, the harvest carries spiritual significance. It is used in parables and as a metaphor for spiritual growth and health as in Luke 8:4-8, James 3:18 and today’s text among others. The harvest has always been a beautiful and important part of life on earth, the time when the year’s work bears fruit and the people are fed. It is symbolic of bounty, health and abundance.
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In Matthew 9:36-38, Jesus spoke of a spiritual harvest waiting to be reaped. He referred to the many souls needing to be brought to repentance and faith as a harvest waiting to be realized. He used the same metaphor of a spiritual harvest in Samaria after talking to the woman at the well in John 4:35.
A spiritual harvest is the result of God’s work in the heart of man. It is clear from the parable of the seed and the sower that some people’s hearts are good soil; when the Word of God is sown there, the person accepts it and continues to mature. According to Ezekiel 36:26, there is nothing we can do to change the soil—that is God’s job. However, we can be faithful to sow the seed, help the plants to grow, or reap the harvest. The process of spiritual growth and maturity, from the heart’s regeneration to the recognition of faith, is often a long journey. In fact, the Bible indicates that the sower, the tender, and the reaper are likely to be different people at different times.
Just like the physical growth of a field, the spiritual growth of people is a natural, organic process, overseen by God Himself. If we don’t see anyone getting saved, it can be discouraging, but we need to remember that sowing is just as important as reaping. Some of us are sowers and may never see the result of our labor. That is why our focus should be on pleasing the One who sent us into the field rather than on controlling the rate of growth or the amount we reap.
God’s laborers in the spiritual harvest of souls are promised great reward for their faith and perseverance according to James 1:12;1 Peter 5:4; 2 Timothy 4:8; Hebrews 11. This applies to all aspects of our spiritual lives, including witnessing and seeing people saved and growing in the Lord, which is the spiritual harvest we all long to see.
Beloved of God, you are a seed planted in God’s vineyard. How well are you growing and how much fruits do you produce? As believers in Christ, we are co-laborers in the vineyard of God. We are to continue to sow the seed of the word of God and nurture it in preparation for the great day of harvest.
PROPHETIC PRAYER
I pray for you today:
- May you not be a nuisance to the kingdom of God in the name of Jesus.
- As a plant in God’s vineyard, your root will not dry.
- Your leaves shall not wither.
- You will continue to bring forth spiritual fruits of righteousness.
- On the great day of harvest, you shall not be found wanting
So shall it be in Jesus name. Amen
Enjoy your weekend.
CHRIST IS THE ANSWER.
Yours in Christ,
Revd Dr. Bayo Sola Aremu
Church pastor
Yaba Baptist Church
Sabo-Yaba, Lagos
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