From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two tenths of an ephah of finest flour, baked with yeast, as a wave offering of first-fruits to the Lord. (Leviticus 23:17) My brother loves farming. It is his hobby. I have visited him on his farm quite a few times and he is always so enthusiastic about the crops he is growing. The last time I went to his farm he was harvesting potatoes and he was so thrilled when he saw his “first-fruits”. What he saw was encouraging and it gave him reason to thank God for a good harvest. A few weeks ago we celebrated Pentecost. It was in a way a celebration of a new harvest. The Holy Spirit came on a small group of believers and moved through Jerusalem bringing in a new and different kind of crop. These first-fruits were men, women and children added to the church (Acts 2:38-46). Pentecost’s historical farming connection reminds us that a world of lost souls is ready for harvest (John 4:35). As believers in Christ, we are God’s fruit, but we are commanded to be His farmers as well. I ask myself, am I helping to bring in the new harvest? “Lord, give me the courage and the wisdom to share the Your immense love wherever I may be. Amen.” There is no harvest without the Holy Spirit.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:17:45 +0000
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