Before you read this study understand that we do not teach, we share and then ask all who read the following take it to God and verify it with Him. We believe a lot of the world is misled by the church of the world and religion vs the one true church. And to know the truth can only come from knowing, not just knowing of God, John 14:26, I John 2:27, Rev 3:19-22.
Many are called but few are chosen because many are misled by false teachers Matthew 7:13-15 so we help all who wants to know the truth how to find and know the truth of and by God and not of and by man.



Harvest Time

Pastor J. R. Wilhite, author   Close Window

You have heard others say there is a time to plant and a time to harvest. That is true, but there is so much more to it that I am doing this study on all that is involved from sowing to reaping.

Even the world understands the principle of sowing and reaping. The farmer knows it from his own harvest he has each year. The rest of the world understands that "What goes around comes around", or "You reap what you sow", and "They'll get their comeuppance."

Until 2 years ago I really did not understand planting and harvesting as well as I do now. What happened then was we bought a new house and I finally got into mowing, planting, gardening and so on. My wife does most of the gardening, but I help with the fertilization and I do all of the mowing, edging, and weed eating. Now I have some of the best tools to make my job easier, better, and faster. I have a 7.5 horsepower mower with 10 speeds, a weed eater with an electric starter, a power edger (gas driven), and a blower to blow all the grass into one pile to sweep up. No, I am not bragging about what I have, since I have a back problem it is the only way I can still do the yard and just in the past 12 months all we have invested in equipment has been paid for vs. hiring someone else to do it. So why do I even bring this up about what all I have? As we precede you will understand.

First of all, to plant anything you first have to have good ground to plant it into. If the ground is not good and say becomes contaminated with poisons or oils, chemicals, or so forth, all of your work could go down the drain. So before starting you have to decide if the ground good.

You check the growth of what ever is growing and this usually is the best way short of sending a sample of the dirt to a lab to be analyzed. So how do you find out if a person has good ground?

Mark 4

3. HeMarken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

4. And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

5. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and imediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

6. But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

7. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

8. And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

9. And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

In Mark 4 we see the 4 types of ground there are to sow into.

How can we tell when it comes to a person?

Matthew 7

16. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17. Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

In Matthew 7 Jesus tells us how one of His own will be known, by the fruit, the fruit of the Spirit of God in each of our lives. So how does this help us?

If a person shows a desire to hear, and has shown more good than evil in them, their ground is more likely to be good than not. Even if they have been evil, if they show a desire to learn and change that is also good ground. The difference is which one has the most weeds to be pulled. Some times it is the person born into a Christian family and raised in a denomination that has more weeds than others. But no matter, just like the ground you want to plant in, you first have to pull the weeds or use 'Weed Be Gone' to protect the ground from weeds. This is the basis of God's love for us taught to others to show it is a relationship that matters more than anything else, a relationship with God the Father.

Now we fertilize the ground, by sharing the love with them and showing in our selves and scripture how much He loves us.

John 3

16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Now you start planting, and this is the word of God and showing the person in question how to hear from God.

During the growing you need good ground, water, and sun light. You have the good ground now you just water it daily. I do about 2 or 3 hours a day, but you could start with as little as 45 minutes a day in the word, prayer and listening.

As the ground receives the light of the sun, as we listen and grow we also receive the light of the Son.

John 1

4. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

Now you watch and wait until the harvest is ready. My first harvest was cantaloupe, and I got 2 and they both were sweet just like I like them. But when dealing with people it means the day when you are not needed and they can go forward and help others and the harvest is people. So as you helped one that one helps one and so on until one day it could be thousands or more.

It is not running out telling everyone what you know or forcing your belief on them. It is growing in a relationship with God and letting Him guide you to who He has for you to water, while another may be feeding them and so on. This is the true way to sow and reap and it is in all things.

I sow weight control by prayer to God to lose weight. Some find this silly, but it works. As I sow time in with the Lord and show Him my faith in Him that He can make all fat convert to energy I am pleasing Him.

Hebrews 11

6. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

So how much more pleased can God be than if I even entrust my weight to Him instead of some man made diet. I sow my faith and belief that God will convert fat to energy, and I reap weight loss.

Mark 4

10. And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

11. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

12. That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

13. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

14. The sower soweth the word.

15. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh imediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

16. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, imediately receive it with gladness;

17. And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, imediately they are offended.

18. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

19. And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

20. And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

21. And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

22. For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

23. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

Now you can take this principle and apply it to all areas of your life, health, wealth, love, family and so on. As long as it is done with God as #1 and seeking Him it will always bless you.

This will take time for most to learn, actually it will take a while just to get into some before they can even try it.

Sowing and reaping is so simple, if you are lacking something, start giving it away. You cannot have a harvest if you eat all your seed. If you consume all the present harvest, you will have nothing to plant to reap a future harvest. Every farmer knows this. If you need money…exercise your faith and give some extra away by sowing it into the fertile ground of a Kingdom based ministry, or a needy person, or poor family. If you lack love, give away love. There are so many lonely people in hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, or in your neighborhood who would love a visit, a hug, a kiss on the cheek, a few moments of your time…that is sharing love. You will reap so much in return that you just might be surprised at the abundance of the harvest!

My prayer is that you all sow and reap all the blessings in life.

God Bless You as you hear His words and follow His leading.




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