Genesis 8:22 “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”

DAILY READING; • Acts 7:1-22; Deuteronomy 29-30; Job 18

William Lewis Douglas was an American businessman and politician who served as the 42nd Governor of Massachusetts. He also founded the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company, a highly successful business that became one of the world’s largest shoe manufacturers.
However before Douglas became nationally known, he started out in life as a struggling young man who couldn’t find a job. One day he was finally down to his last dollar.
That week, while he was in Church, as the collection basket was being passed, he sowed a seed he couldn’t afford to sow. He put half of his last remaining dollar into the offering basket. The next morning he heard of a job in a neighboring town. However, the railroad fare to that town was one dollar. Though he didn’t have the complete fare, he used his last remaining fifty cents to pay for a ticket that could at least take him half-way of the journey. When the train stopped him, he planned to trek the rest of the way to his destination. But in the town where the train stopped him, he heard of a factory in that town where they were employing men. He decided to go there and apply for a job. Within thirty minutes he had a job paying a salary of five dollars more than he would have received from the job he was originally headed to.
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He was apprenticed into the shoe trade. In 1876, he established his own business which grew rapidly over the next twenty years. As he prospered, he entered into politics and soon won the election to become the Governor of Massachusetts in 1905.
His success story began because he was willing to sow a sacrificial seed. The seeds he sowed in his time of need, eventually led to the harvest of a successful future.

Genesis 8:22 says “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”

In creation God ordained the cycle of sowing and reaping as a fundamental principle of growth.
Everything begins with a seed.
If you had nothing in life, as long as you can have a seed to sow, it is only a matter of time before your seed will produce your needed harvest.
It doesn’t matter your present level, the seed in your hand can determine the direction of your future. You will always reap what you sow in life. Every farmer understands this principle: If you sow an apple seed -you reap an apple tree. We not only reap what we sow, we also reap more than what we sow.
Knowing then that we always reap what we sow – we ought to be very careful about the seeds we sow in life.
Every action creates reaction. The truth is that everything that happens to you in life is a result of the actions you sowed in the past. When we sow obedience to God’s Word we will reap His blessings. We cannot sow disobedience and expect to reap blessing. Let us not deceive ourselves, every man will reap the harvest of the kind of seeds he sows in life.
But unlike the crops of the field, which get harvested at specific times each year, there is no regular timetable for the harvest of life’s fruits. Some actions are reaped quickly; while others take a long time. However, one thing is always certain—the season will eventually come.
The principle of sowing and reaping applies to everyone, both Christians and non-Christians. It is the law that governs the universe and it is a law of life.
Therefore when you understand this principle, you will not be bothered by the actions of evil people against you. You will simply trust in the Lord and rest in Him knowing that whatever any one sows they will eventually reap.
The Scriptures lets us know that “Those who sow wind will harvest whirlwind” (Hos 8:7). “Those who plow evil, sow trouble they will reap it” (Job. 4:8). “He who sows wickedness reaps trouble” (Pr. 22:8).
Indeed understanding the principle of sowing and reaping should encourage us to hold on to God’s Word. His Word will not return to Him void (Isaiah 56:10-11). In every situation, we can stand strong in faith knowing that whatever God says He will do, He will surely do in our lives.
No matter the situation you may face today, you can determine to have a better tomorrow by sowing good seeds. As you sow the seeds of tireless service towards God and humanity you will reap a good harvest in due time. Certainly, your labour will not be in vain. All the tearful seeds you sow today will surely end in a cheerful harvest tommorow.

PRAYER: Lord please grant me the grace to always sow good seeds in Your kingdom knowing that my labour will never be in vain. Even in this season, I thank You Lord, for the great and mighty harvest You are bringing my way in Jesus Name. .
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To get into the next level of your life, God will always give a specific instruction. – WORDBITE 222