“Sowing and Growing II” By Pastor PT Mammen
Scripture Reference: Psalm 126
Today we will look to the Lord for His vision for the church in 2009. Again we look to the imagery of sowing and reaping. Those who returned from Babylonian captivity had great joy for the work of miracle God did for His children. So are we who have the precious word of God germinating and growing within us. We need to realize that sowing is a regular activity. When we do any thing special for God there will be problems from every corner.
1. The enemies of the people of faith. Compare Psalm 20.
2. The neighboring communities who do not wish to see any progress. That shakes their comfort zone.
3. Robbers and thieves who attack the sower. The hard worker has to preserve the value of the precious seed. Enemy does not realize how significant it is to the sower.
4. The solution is to return to prayer. Oppression some times takes away the initiative to prayer. But prayer gives the impetus for the people of God to go out into the hostile environment and with tears streaming down sow the seeds in a hurry and run to the place of safety.
5. We have to face failures and repeat our efforts until we obtain God’s victory. A believer may have to deal with the bitterest sorrow when testimony is not accepted.
6. Then victory is so precious, and the time of reaping is of inexpressible joy for he brings in the sheaves true realization of the patient hope.
7. Patient working and waiting will bear quiet triumph.
Today we will look to the Lord for His vision for the church in 2009. Again we look to the imagery of sowing and reaping. Those who returned from Babylonian captivity had great joy for the work of miracle God did for His children. So are we who have the precious word of God germinating and growing within us. We need to realize that sowing is a regular activity. When we do any thing special for God there will be problems from every corner.
1. The enemies of the people of faith. Compare Psalm 20.
2. The neighboring communities who do not wish to see any progress. That shakes their comfort zone.
3. Robbers and thieves who attack the sower. The hard worker has to preserve the value of the precious seed. Enemy does not realize how significant it is to the sower.
4. The solution is to return to prayer. Oppression some times takes away the initiative to prayer. But prayer gives the impetus for the people of God to go out into the hostile environment and with tears streaming down sow the seeds in a hurry and run to the place of safety.
5. We have to face failures and repeat our efforts until we obtain God’s victory. A believer may have to deal with the bitterest sorrow when testimony is not accepted.
6. Then victory is so precious, and the time of reaping is of inexpressible joy for he brings in the sheaves true realization of the patient hope.
7. Patient working and waiting will bear quiet triumph.
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