Sow A Good Seed Today

Genesis 8:22 "While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease."

One of the most powerful principals in the Bible is the principal of Seedtime and Harvest. The Bible establishes this principal as an eternal one: “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” (Genesis 8:22) This simply means that as long as cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night are occurring, this principal will be in effect. Many Christians have limited this concept to just money, but this principal applies to almost everything in life. To obtain a harvest in a particular area, you have to sow a seed there. For example, to have good health, you have to sow the seed of exercise and eating healthy; any strong relationship—from marriages to parents and their children to great friendships—have sown the seed of time and communication to develop it; the championship team has sown the seed of hard work on the practice field, court or diamond; the award-winning choir has sown the seed of rehearsing together; the doctor has sown the seed of studying as well as spending long hours in the hospital as an intern; and the effective preacher has sown the seed of prayer and spending time “in the study” preparing for the preaching and teaching assignment.

We must be ever so conscious of this principal because it’s always at work—whether we realize it or not. I once heard a pastor say when he was being challenged with some of his leaders, “Lord, I’m not entitled to this harvest because when I was serving other pastors I sowed the seed of obedience and servitude!” Those reading this devotional that desire to be in charge someday must sow the seed of being a good follower so that you’ll reap that harvest when you’re the leader. Every day, we should sow seeds of servitude, encouragement, kindness, and even a smile so that we can reap a harvest from those seeds that we’ve sown. And please don’t forget that if we sow bad seed, we’ll reap a harvest from those seed as well. Jesus said, “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them…” (Matthew 7:12) In other words, sow a seed for how you want to be treated and you’ll reap the harvest from it.

If you’re not satisfied with the harvest you’re currently experiencing, consider the seed that you’ve sown. Then, change your future outcome by sowing good seed today and every day!

Let’s Pray:
“Father, thank You for Your Principal of Seedtime and Harvest. Help us to always remember this principal and to sow good seed, in Jesus’ Name, amen.”

Daily Prayer:
“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!”

The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10