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Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest. Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
John 4:35-36
Sowing and reaping coincide. Giving our lives to Christ provides us with the reward of eternal life.
“For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity.” C.S. Lewis3
As people give their lives to the Lord, they reap the benefits of life with Jesus. No one group does all the reaping, nor does it happen in just one era. We glean from the generations who went before us, sowing seeds of love that turn into decisions for Christ. While we sow new seeds in the lives of people around us, the ones we planted long ago come to maturation as people submit their lives to Jesus, becoming part of God’s family.
Like the farmer rotates his crops, planting some in spring and others in fall, tilling the soil, and watering the seeds, we do the same each day. As we engage with people around us, we look for opportunities to sow seeds for Christ. Developing relationships helps us water what we have sown with the hopes that they will grow and flourish into fully devoted followers of Jesus.
Eternity started long before we gave our lives to Christ. The present moment connects us with the eternal story unfolding around us. We work for the Lord daily until He calls us into our eternal glory. With urgency, we should scatter God’s seeds of love to everyone around us, looking for opportunities to help them grow and multiply, spreading the excellent news of Christ to the world.
Prayer:
Lord, thank You for giving us eternal life with You and a mission to accomplish on Earth. Strengthen us for the journey, and let our hearts overflow with divine love so that we can sow seeds that reap eternal rewards.
IJNIP. Amen
