Then Comes The Harvest?
24022 John 4:35 The Context: Jesus and His followers had stopped at a village well. The others went into town to get food while Jesus stayed to meet with someone at the well. When they came back they offered Jesus food and encouraged Him to eat. Jesus surprised them by saying He had food they didn’t know about. They thought someone else must have brought Him food but Jesus said: “My food is to do the will of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish His work.” Realizing their confusion Jesus asked them the practical question:
God Asks Us: "Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.
jne: There are lots of things that we readily recognize in our physical world. Working an hour for ten dollars is better than working for five dollars and we have to plant a garden before we can enjoy its fresh vegetables. But we are usually slow to recognize the spiritual truths of the Bible. Jesus was teaching them, and us, that letting God use us to represent Him to those around us is much more important and fulfilling than we realize. What am I thinking is more important than visiting with my spiritually needy neighbor? Am I missing out on a spiritual feast?
God Asks Us: "Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.
jne: There are lots of things that we readily recognize in our physical world. Working an hour for ten dollars is better than working for five dollars and we have to plant a garden before we can enjoy its fresh vegetables. But we are usually slow to recognize the spiritual truths of the Bible. Jesus was teaching them, and us, that letting God use us to represent Him to those around us is much more important and fulfilling than we realize. What am I thinking is more important than visiting with my spiritually needy neighbor? Am I missing out on a spiritual feast?