The Seed Must Lead
Today's Scripture
"The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of
the crops."
(2 Timothy 2:6)
Can you imagine a farmer who just decides one year that he really
doesn’t feel like planting? He tells himself he’s so tired that he is
just going to wait around and hope that the harvest will come. But even
people who aren’t farmers know that a farmer has to get his seeds
into the ground while the time is right to plant if he ever wants to see a
harvest. In farming, the seed always precedes the harvest—and
that’s true in our lives as well. In other words, if you want to reap
happiness, then you have to sow some seeds by making other people happy.
If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially.
If you want to reap friendships, you have to be a friend first. And
when you do these things, you’ll be able to share in the harvest along
with those you have blessed!
A Prayer for Today
God, thank You that I have the good seed of Your Word and Your love
within me. Help me to sow these blessings generously in the lives of
others. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.