“Sluggards do not plough in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.”                Proverbs 20:4 NIV

It is obvious that a farmer cannot sow his seed whenever he wants to. The season must be right! Usually, wheat seed is sown in winter and the harvest is in summer. To answer this question, we should be regular and disciplined in our sowing. We should have peace in our hearts when we sow. In Isaiah 55:12 it says, “. . . you will be led forth with peace.” In other words, we do not sow when it causes us to lose our peace. In 2 Corinthians 9:7, we read that we should not give grudgingly or feel compelled to give. A good time to give is when we have a lack, when we do not have much to give. Our text today speaks about a lazy person. Although this applies to ploughing, it can also be applied to sowing. For example, if we want a wheat harvest, we sow our seed in winter. Winter is often an inconvenient time. Many times we need to sow our seed during our spiritual winters when all looks bleak and hopeless. We need to use the winter times in our lives to prepare ourselves for our breakthroughs in the summer. We read about Isaac in Genesis 26. In verse 1 we read that, “There was famine in the land . . .”. Then in verse 12 we read, “Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold.” When we have a little, and we sow, we reap the greatest harvest! Ecclesiastes 11:4 says, “He who observes the wind will not sow and he who regards the clouds will not reap.” If we are too careful and wait for everything to be just right, we will miss opportunities to sow and reap.

PRAYER THOUGHT

Holy Spirit, guide us in our sowing so we will not miss any opportunities.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Holy Spirit, show us those opportunities where we can sow into the Kingdom of God and where we can trust in You to bring about a harvest for the extension of the Kingdom of God. AMEN

I.B.R.A. Readings

Song of Solomon 3:1-5

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