agricultural promises

Something really cool I read from this book I am reading, "a call to die" by David Nasser regarding the principal of sowing and reaping. He said what you sow you reap what you sow, more then you sow, and after you sow. This is either great news for you or bad news depending what you sow.

If you are sowing nothing, but trouble it is going to come back on you and then some...think about it, if you plant one apple seed in the ground and that seed grows to be and apple tree (reaping what you sow) that tree produces more then just one apple (reaping more then you sow) and it took some time for that tree to grow and mature to produce the fruit (reap after you sow).

So I ask you what are you sowing? Because what ever it is it is going to come back multiple times over. The Choice is you.

Can't Grow with out Rain

Matthew 5:45

NIV
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

New Living Trans:
In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike

Just like every good home owner I am over seeding my lawn and putting things on it to grow and look oh' so pretty and green. I keep it trim and neat so that it looks nice, and to tell you the truth I don't get sited by the city for it being to long.

I was spreading grass seed the other day so that I can try and get grass to grow and choke out the weeds and lettuce looking vegetation that seems to be growing. I was reminded of a portion of scripture in Mathew 5:

⁴³"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' ⁴⁴But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. ⁴⁶If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? ⁴⁷And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? ⁴⁸Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

God Blesses everyone, not just those that serve him so who are we to be any different? Are we better then God? What got me thinking was that the water and sunlight that is going to make my grass seeds grow is the same water and sunlight that is going to make the weeds grow.

If you look up weed it is just defined as a nuisance plant so it is all based on if you want that plant to be there or not. Grass becomes a weed when it is in your flower beds or flower planters. So do we define some people as weeds when we look at them when God sees us all as a diverse group of people in different stages in our blossoming? Do we slap labels on someone because they look different and don't fit out "culture"? If so, maybe we need to change our personal culture to be that of Jesus, not the American Culture that has corrupted the Religious community.

I was then reminded when Got took Peter in Acts 10: 9-48 where he told him to preach the gospel to the gentiles. Peter said they are unclean, but God replied with, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

So in the case of souls It is good that God sheds his light on the just and the unjust, and causes the rain to fall on the good and the bad. If you did not go through "storms" you may not even know God. Most of us come to Him through the adversity of life and the storms we go through. It is those same storms that cause us to draw closer to Him and build a relationship that is even deeper.

So the rain is meant to help us grow no matter what stage in our relationship with God we are in. So when the rain enjoy it because it is bringing you closer to Jesus. If you are not in your rainy season, look for someone who is,even your enemies, and bless them. who knows maybe the storm will make them a better person and your enemy will become your best friend.