Fri.’s devo - Sow and Reap

Read: Ecclesiastes 10:1-12:14, 2 Co. 8:1-15, Ps. 49:1-20, Pr. 22:20-21 In reading today’s verses in Ecclesiastes one verse jumped out at me. Ecclesiastes 11:4 says, “He that observes the wind will not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.” We have been waiting for a harvest of souls. America is due a revival and God has been preparing the Body to be ready. But if we “observe the wind”, we will never sow. The wind in this verse has to do with outside circumstances. Evil is rampant in the earth and especially in our nation. If we look at the spiritual weather of our world, we will give up and not try to reach them. We will lose heart. If we don’t plant the seeds we will not reap a harvest. The next verse says that man doesn’t know the way of the spirit nor the things we cannot see. God works in the womb of every one’s heart and no matter what we see on the surface, God is working underneath. In Corinthians, Paul is praising the Macedonian church because though they were very poor Gentiles they gave richly to the ministry of the Jewish people. Their sowing in the face of their wind gave them much joy. Paul was hoping the spirit of the Macedonian church would spread to the church in Corinth. It had been so generous in the past and Paul was encouraging them to return to their past generosity. Paul wanted them to experience the same rich joy the Macedonians were enjoying. He encouraged them to do what they could do individually and not compare themselves to another who might be able to give more or not be able to give as much. Thank you for making your Words of truth known to us that we can comprehend and know how to answer those that need the truth.