Plowing with Hope
"...when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they ought to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest" (1 Corinthians 9:10).
Plowing the soil is tedious, dusty, and slow. I can recall when I was young watching farmers plowing with a team of horses and later as I grew older watching some of those same farmers plowing with new John Deere tractors.
Every farmer plows because he hopes for a good harvest. If a man is hired to plow the field, he may do so without ever hoping to see the harvest. But the farmer who plows his own field knows he will soon plant seed. He plows with hope, already anticipating the growing plants. But there is one fact that we need to take notice of and that is sometimes the field is hard and rocky.
Often times we can make a comparison of our life to that of the fields we have mentioned. So with that thought in mind we need to give Christ our hard hearts so He can do His work in our fields. Just as the plow uncovers stones, weeds and debris, there are things inside our lives that need to be revealed. Confession and repentance, like plowing, are part of our growth in salvation.
Confess your sins with the hope of a harvest receiving in return eternal life with Christ. Know that God will plow the hard ground of your heart, allowing the Lord to plant His love and forgiveness.
The farmer plows the dusty field with hopes for a harvest, and we look ahead to blessed hope of eternity with Christ.
Pastor Rolf
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