Title: Things to Remember when Harvesting
Content Title: Things to Remember when Harvesting
Bible: Psalm 126: 5-6, Gal 6: 6-9
"He who sows with tears will reap with joy. He who goes out weeping to sow seed will surely return with joy, carrying the sheaf."
In Genesis 8:22, after the flood of Noah was over, God said that He would never again judge with water. As long as the earth exists, there will be planting and harvest, and there will be cold and heat, and summer and winter and day and night will never cease. . If we understand this word in terms of today's natural system or ecosystem, it means a regular natural cycle. The green leaves turn into autumn leaves and fall, one by one, the streets seem lonely, and the season when a cup of hot tea reminds me of autumn, it definitely makes me immerse myself in contemplation. This is probably romantic contemplation. Also, autumn is a time of harvest, so it makes you contemplate. The farmer thinks about the fruits of what he has worked hard for a year, and people in various fields also reflect because it is the time to settle what they decided and set for themselves at the beginning of the year.
In today's text, Psalm 126:5-6, we see these words. Those who sow with tears will reap with joy. Whoever goes out weeping to sow seed will surely return with joy, carrying the sheaf. In the Gospels, the kingdom of God is compared to the work of sowing and nurture, but here too, the responsibility of sowing is emphasized. It is absurd to expect a harvest without sowing. I do not feel the need to further explain this universal principle that there must be sincerity in life of weeping and sowing of seeds before reaping the sheaf with joy, and that tears and sweat and labor must be required for a bountiful harvest. We are often prone to weeping and neglecting our sowing efforts because of our belief that all things are accomplished by the grace of God. Galatians 6:6-9 teaches a valuable lesson today. Let us not become weary in doing good, for when we are not weary, we will reap a harvest at the proper time.” Sincerity in life and perseverance not to give up for good! There are many persecutions when doing this good.
Second, what comes to mind while reaping the sheaf is the principle of reaping what you sow. Today's Galatians verse says, "Do not deceive yourself, for God is not deceived; whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." It is an act that God neglects to plant red beans and wait for them to sprout. Another thing to be remembered when harvesting the sheaf is the fact that all my sowing efforts and sweats were not possible without God's help. How many crises were there during typhoons, pests, droughts, floods, and times? When last summer's severe drought hit, didn't we helplessly look to the sky? The fact is that no matter how hard people try, it is God who completes them.
. So is our life. The apostle Paul makes a great confession in 1 Corinthians 15:10. "It is by the grace of God that I am who I am, and his grace that was given to me was not in vain. I labored more than all the apostles, but it is not me, but the grace of God that is with me. You must confess, so that you can lift the altar with joy and give thanks in everything.
Finally, let's take a step and think about the future. When we reap the harvest and think about the future, we think of rest. In the old farming season, after harvesting the fruits, it was called the farming season, and there was abundant rest following all the hard work. It will be the reward for your hard work. Psalm 126 says that those who sow with tears and sow with weeping will reap their sheaves with joy. It means that there is a time to reap and reap the harvest in life, and just as humans have to depend on nature for the change of seasons, when humans begin their lives, they should already remember God the Creator who they will depend on forever. In this deepening autumn, we also think about the fruits of life. We hope that our thanksgiving will be fruitful this Thanksgiving. Amen