Our Responsibility in the
Harvest Genesis 8:20-22
For
generations and throughout history the time of harvest was a time of rejoicing.
(Thanksgiving and backwards…)
There was much hard work and labor
involved throughout the year. Preparing
the land, planting the seed, praying rain.
There was a fight:
with weeds, beasts, insects, thieves – right up to the last cutting of
the last stalk of barley.
For the biggest part this
generation takes the harvest for granted.
There are exceptions, but most of us rely on the grocery shelf more than
the field.
I have only one experience with
gardening. I would like to have
more.
The Harvest is still important.
The first mention of harvest is
found in Genesis 8:22
It carries with it the promise of a
perpetual harvest till the end.
There have been good years and bad,
but we have experienced the promise of the Lord for thousands of years.
Of course this is speaking of the
physical harvest.
God uses earthly truths to
illustrate or explain heavenly facts.
The harvest is one of them.
Jesus speaks many times of the
harvest of this world. When the
angels come to reap.
The wheat and tares, etc…
Speaking of this harvest Jesus
calls it: great, plenteous, ready, at hand.
And just like the physical harvest
will continue until the end so will the spiritual harvest.
The difference between the two is,
we are to participate in this harvest.
We are called to labor in this harvest.
Our
Responsibility in the Harvest
v.20)
To Love God and to Serve Him
v.21) To Appreciate the Love of God
v.22)
To Participate in the Harvest
1.
Remain Faithful – Noah was an example of faithfulness in the highest degree.
2.
Invite Friends and Family – Noah invited his family.
3.
Wait on God (v.13-14) God was not ready for Noah to jump off the ark at this
time, even though the ground looked dry, it was not prepared enough to do the
work.
4.
Make it a Matter of Prayer and watch God work. – The most important element of
the Christian life in every area is prayer.
There is a harvest to
work in. We are called to work in
this harvest.
Have you put forth your
effort to “bring them in?”