Warriors Arise: May 4, 2023
Genesis 1:14-19 (NKJV) Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. 17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Interesting how God made vegetation yesterday, on day three, then today He made what gives vegetation the opportunity to be green. He gives the sun. God was excited about His creation and then made a way to sustain what He had created. The vegetation He created yesterday would need the sun today. We are created without the knowledge of needing the Son. But When we are made aware of our sins, that there is a Savior who can redeem us from our past, cleanse us from our sins, restore us to the dreams our Creator had for us, then we can trust He will provide for what will continue to cause us to grow to our fruit bearing selves.
The main point today is to know God created you to be fruit bearing for His kingdom. He has given You the Son for continual fruit bearing. He created seasons in our life; Spring for planting, Summer for nurturing, Autumn for harvest and Winter for the restoration and rest.
Spring planting: prepare your heart to do the work God has put in you to do. Say "Yes" to His plans and begin doing the work. What you put in now, you will not see for several weeks. But as the sun rises and the rains come, the seed will grow.
Summer nurturing: cultivate the plans God has for you. As you have let the seed rest in the ground, you are not to sit around waiting for it to shoot up through the dirt. This time you are to clear the way around it. Make sure what God has put in you to do, you are keeping it clear of weeds, those nay-sayers and situations that would snag your fruit. Nurture and protect your crop, the plans God has given you.
Autumn harvest: Be prepared to go and glean, slow enough to get everything but fast enough to bring it in before the winter hits. Diligence, efficiency, and longevity. There will be long days and into the night to bring in the harvest. The harvest of people God has for you to bring to Jesus and disciple will take your intentional time. Patiently and persistently bringing each one into the kingdom and prepare them for Spring when they will plant their own field.
Winter Rest and Restoration: just as the land needs to be at rest to be prepared for the next planting so do you. You need rest. This doesn't mean to stop doing God stuff and fill your time with the abundance of extras life offers. This means to learn to rest in His presence. In His presence is where you will be restored and ready for the next planting. Without proper rest, you and I will not look forward to Spring. Our hearts will not be strong and our minds will waver. We must allow ourselves winter rests and restoration through the Father's care. Winter is when the Father ministers to us. We must allow this time with the Father. The time we spent in planting, nurturing and harvesting is the time we now take before the Lord in rest.
Father, You are amazing in all of Your ways. What season am I in right now?…What am I to be doing? I ask for clear understanding of the signs of the time. I ask to know the seasons and what to do in each one. Thank You for being with me and guiding me in each season. I will be more aware of your presence and what You would have me to do in each season. I am unfamiliar with how to be in winter rest and restoration; however though what you have just shared, I need to know this. I desire to function well and be productive in all seasons, even winter rest and restoration. I pray You would teach me these seasons and how they are used in my life. I want to know which season I am in and what to do to further Your kingdom and bear fruit in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy Hand
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