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(07/10/2001) why no harvest?


Hello prayer warriors, 1. Prayer note: why no harvest? [Galatians 6:7] Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. I was initially very troubled when Charles Nieman mentioned the Phillips Translation's version of this verse: "a man's harvest in life depends entirely on the seeds that he sows". Sounds logical and yet I rejected it. I've seen real cases where people have sown and yet there was little or no harvest. You sometimes see people sowing all their energy into a relationship or into a business but they still end up in failure. The empirical data violated almost everything that [Galatians 6:7] said. God is so good. He answered me and gave me the revelation. Why is it sometimes we sow and there is little or no harvest? [Mark 4:3-8] 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. It depends on the ground that we sow in. The bible is so clear on so many matters. God shows us what is good ground. He shows us through His Word, He shows us through the inner witness of the Holy Spirit. He leads us in the way that we should go. Sometimes we fail to reap any harvest. Sometimes it is not harvest time yet and we need to wait. But sometimes we need to examine the ground and ask God whether we are to move on to good ground where our sowing will bring forth a yield that may be thirty, sixty or even hundred fold. Whether it is in business, or in relationships, we need to ask God for wisdom. Certain things are not in God's will for us and we are sowing on stony ground. Any seed that you plant on stony ground will not grow. Seeds that you plant on shallow ground will not last. Many heart-aches can be avoided if we only listen, obey and move on. He is the One who teaches us to profit. He is the One who leads us. His way is better than our way. His way will cause us to produce yield more than we can ever imagine because He will always lead us to good ground. [Isaiah 48:17] Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. Note: To read previous prayer email on seed-time and harvest: http://mydevotion.com/archive.asp 2. New prayer requests: i. Please pray for Tamara -- joeylovesjen http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1896&table=prayer ii. healing for shoulder -- warwick http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1897&table=prayer iii. In need of healing -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1898&table=prayer iv. Guidance -- leod http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1899&table=prayer v. Please pray for my husband's heart to be softened for me -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1900&table=prayer vi. Starting over in my career -- presbyman http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1901&table=prayer vii. Anxiety and Stress -- deedee http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1902&table=prayer 3. Number of prayer warriors: 875 We welcome herrfreiguy, justplainfolk, simplentrist1, waitingj2r, leemarie, laurie55, andreluiz, tanya0523, kay3311978, leod, everly_nt, melodramatic, firemen, musicgirl, dacoop and presbyman into our prayer group. 2 have unsubscribed & 4 emails have become invalid. in Christ, Wai Hun
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:11:17 AM waihun

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