SCRIPTURE: Isaiah (MSSG) 28:24 Do farmers plow and plow and do nothing but plow? Or harrow and harrow and do nothing but harrow? 25 After they’ve prepared the ground, don’t they plant? Don’t they scatter dill and spread cumin, Plant wheat and barley in the fields and raspberries along the borders? 26 They know exactly what to do and when to do it. Their God is their teacher. 27 And at the harvest, the delicate herbs and spices, the dill and cumin, are treated delicately. 28 On the other hand, wheat is threshed and milled, but still not endlessly. The farmer knows how to treat each kind of grain. 29 He’s learned it all from GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, who knows everything about when and how and where.
OBSERVATION: When God takes me through tough times, it can be because He is disciplining me or because He sees something that I can do better. So He uses the plough to uproot the weeds. His goal is not to interrupt my life, but to prepare me for something better. After ploughing, he will plant seeds for a harvest. He is an excellent farmer or gardener! I am His field!
APPLICATION: Farming and gardening work in seasons. It takes time. God is the expert on knowing the seasons for planting, watering, and growing. God knows the nature of each crop and how long is needed in each season. God has taken me through several seasons in preparing me to write these SOAPs.
And God has carefully prepared and placed them to reach into several Muslim communities. God loves the Muslims so much and desires that they be a part of His Kingdom! He has carefully been scattering some SOAP seeds in the Muslim areas and many have received Jesus as Savior and Lord!
PRAYER: Lord, we pray for the new members of your kingdom. They have received your forgiveness and are living for your glory. May your word become strong in their lives. Amen
Pastor Leon
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