Psalm 126:6 
‘He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.’
DAILY READING    John 5:1-18; 1 Chronicles 18-19; Zechariah7

In 1966 things were difficult for Kenneth and Gloria Copeland. They had no money, and had at some points even cooked their meal in a kettle, because they couldn’t afford proper pots. And also because they couldn’t afford a refrigerator, they stored their food on the porch during winter, to keep it cold. 

However at this time, God instructed Kenneth, to start attending classes at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stepping out by faith, Kenneth and Gloria packed what they had and with their two children headed to Tulsa.  

When they arrived, Kenneth had no money to pay for the school’s tuition nor did he have a job. He struggled with poverty. But after attending  Kenneth Hagin’s Tulsa seminars in the mid ’60s, he got turned onto the Word of God. He realized that there was a key that could open him up to prosperity. He desperately wanted Kenneth Hagin’s tapes to learn more, but he was deeply in debt and couldn’t afford the tapes. Desperate for knowledge, he then went to Kenneth Hagin’s ministry to trade his car for tapes. But when the manager of the tape ministry, took one look at the old car, he told him, “Just go ahead and take the tapes. Bring the money when you can.” 

So  Kenneth Copeland packed as much tapes as he could and began to feed on The Word. 

The result is that his life was revolutionized. And as he began to practice the principle of seed sowing he had discovered, he moved from poverty to become one of the most prosperous preachers of the Gospel today. 
Psalm 126:6 says ‘He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.’

Though the poverty that had surrounded Kenneth Copeland, made it initially difficult for him to sow seeds,  he decided to trust God and began sowing in tears. And eventually what God promised came to pass in his life. He reaped a bountiful all round harvest.   

Indeed when we sow in tears we are bound to reap in joy.  Harvest only answers to seedtime. The tendency of the natural mind is to withhold or withdraw sowing seeds in difficult times. Sowing seed in times of famine takes great faith in God because all the odds seem to be against you. But when you ignore your circumstances and obey God, you will surely reap a bountiful harvest. 

In Genesis 26, there was famine in the land. And Isaac was faced with a difficult situation, he could have left the land, but rather he obeyed God’s word and stayed back.  Then the Bible says in Genesis 26:12  “Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him” 

Imagine the remarkable picture of Isaac sowing amid the desolation of a stark and barren land. Sowing in the belief that God would provide a bountiful harvest—and in spite of the famine gripping his homeland—must have been an unusual scene indeed.  But when he obeyed God, he reaped a bountiful harvest in return. Likewise, when we begin to operate the key of knowledge in the area of seed sowing, no matter how difficult our situation may be, God will surely turn every valley into a blessing field for us.  
When God asks us to sow in difficult times, it is for our own good. God is the raiser of men, and when He wants to raise you, He will always give you an instruction on what to do. It is when you obey that you receive your miracle. 

Therefore no matter the situation you may be facing today, keep sowing good seeds. There is coming a reaping season, there is a reward awaiting you. Your labor cannot be in vain. And if you do not faint, surely in due season, you shall reap.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to keep sowing good seeds no matter how difficult things may sometimes seem around me.  I know my reaping season is coming. Please help me to stay strong as I await Your appointed seasons of harvest for me in  Jesus Name. .   

QUOTE 

When you obey God’s instruction you are delivered from destruction.
 [ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK TRIUMPH OF LIGHT OVER DARKNESS]