“Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.“Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!”
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided””
“Great is Thy faithfulness,” Lord, unto me!”(from the hymn, Great is The Faithfulness)
This time of year seems to be a time of reflecting. Summer is a time of activity and productivity; fall is a time of pulling out and leaving the ground empty during the colder temperatures and harsher winds.
We uprooted and relocated some plants and a small tree early in the summer. Little did we expect the unusually hotter than normal temps and the drought which hit. We wonder which will do well and return to life in the spring.
Sowing and reaping is a funny process for at the time of sowing, one truly has no idea of the amount which will be reaped.
Garden plants of fruits and vegetables are so impacted by the weather and weather is out of our control. There is only One who knows the full extent a harvest will bring forth, and in His infinite wisdom He has given us instructions regarding our harvests.
Let’s think of harvest as that which we have worked for, our gains.
I hope you will join me at Woman to Woman Ministries HERE as we look at some principles God has set out for us regarding harvest.
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Well said Ms. Joanne. We can’t know what the harvest we bring, but we must be faithful in planting the seeds. A great many of us have experienced a poor harvest this year, but rather than curse God for the trial, we need to praise Him through it. We can do that because we know that the trials of this life are but temporary. The true harvest is coming. “Help us Lord to be faithful sowers.” God’s blessings gentle friend.
Amen. Great is His faithfulness.
You shared one of my favorite hymns. Thank you for reminding me of God’s great love and faithfulness. I pray we can all be a part of harvesting souls for Jesus.
May we plant seeds in faith, tend them with faithfulness, and see God reap the crop. Thanks, Joanne, for this encouragement. God bless!
I have to agree, this time of year is reflection time. You know I never thought about it that deeply, but it’s so true that we have no idea how much we will reap when we first plant. Your words have inspired me to pause and reflect upon this.
Thank you for sharing this with Sweet Tea & Friends this month.