“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.”
It is in what we put our value that turns things around.
God has great value in us and made a covenant with Noah to never again wipe out all life on earth symbolised by the rainbow. Also that He would make His provision for us eternally.
The cycle of harvest is prophetic in that a single seed planted in the ground holds the potential to grow the plant that multiplies by the hand of God in water, sun and nutrients, the seeds reproduced to feed many when harvested and turned to bread.
We see God’s Compassion for us through Jesus
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
When we are bombarded in the media with threat of lack in food and energy it puts fear into the hearts of many. Even those who know the gospel hope seem harassed and helpless.
The enemy knows Jesus has overcome death so he attempts to bring fear through lack of provision.
We must find rest in our knowledge that there is enough and only men’s wickedness brings scarcity attempting to cut us off from the abundance of His promise. There need ultimately be no shortage.
The harvest we can hope for gives beauty to what looks like a small unimpressive seed. There is beauty in the beholder’s eye.
Sowing the seed of the knowledge of God has potential in His provisions to prosper and reap a harvest of much fruit believe for a glut.
Money ultimately will have no value in eternity and our hearts need not yearn for more than we need. The value of what we hold in our hearts of Him will reap value now and in eternity.
We can lay down at His feet what is worthless in eternity and He will make provision in this life and on.
Even when in the real we do not see good around us. In the natural it looks bad we have always the assurance that God is good.
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?”
We can only stop being worried when our eyes are firmly fixed on Him.
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
The illustration shows the rainbow promise of provision for ever. With us as His lambs, children close to Christ and focused solely upon His face. Light emanating to push back the darkness.
Four Scriptures that come to mind:
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” Genesis 8:22 ESV
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Matthew 9:36 ESV
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?” Romans 8:31-32 ESV
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:37-39 ESV
The song King of Kings. Hillsong
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