Sowing and Reaping

 

You will learn
to seek Me

and I will show
you how

to sow
in righteousness

upon your fallow
ground.

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Because You are with me, I can sow righteousness and reap mercy.

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“Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
break up the fallow ground.
For it is time to seek the LORD,
Til He comes and rains righteousness on you.”

Hosea 10:12 NKJV

Ripe

“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”  Revelation 14:15 NKJV

Some harvests require a sharp sickle.

Thank You, Lord, for knowing exactly how and when to reap.  And here’s a simple poem . . .

When the harvest
is ready
and the earth
is ripe

His sickle
shall thrust in-
a great reaping
for Christ.

God bless you as you labor with Him today.

The Art of Gleaning

“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God.” Leviticus 19:9-10

I don’t have fields or vineyards. Just a simple little blog.

Thank You Lord for the endless field of Your Word that You allow us to glean from. May I leave ample amounts of Your grace and love in the corners of these posts and among the rows of these words for others to come and find. And here’s a simple poem . . .

At The Edge

Standing always a little outside
the many fields of life
watching the labor, the love
the gathering in . . .
do they know what I glean
from the edges,
how much good they leave behind
for me?

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who allows me to glean from their blogs and lives! 🙂

Readying For Reaping

My eyes delight at the sight of tiny corn plants sprouting in the fields.  It must be tricky business for the farmers to plant their crops amidst too much rain or too little, all the while yearning for a good harvest yet to come.

Jesus, thank You for growing us and all the seeds we plant for You.   May Your heavenly harvest be huge!

Here’s a simple poem to encourage us as we ready the harvest for Him.

Sickle Select

Planted here on earth
to grow and take root,
am I just taking in the elements
or producing good fruit?
Let me add to the harvest
which one day will come,
laboring for the glory
of the Holy risen Son.

“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”  Revelation 14:15