Harvest Time

Happy fall y'all! Being in Florida after a hot, hot, hot summer,I love the first day I walk out of the house and feel the gentle breeze of autumn. Something about it makes me just take a big breath and savor it. Relief is finally here! I love this time of year. I love fall leaves, hayrides, festivals and pumpkin pies. Maybe it is just the expectancy in the air that family time at Thanksgiving and Christmas is just around the corner.
It is harvest time. Time to consider the blessings and bounty God has brought forth in our lives. The work has been done and we can simply bask in the goodness of our Lord. Harvest and plenty seem to go together. It is a time of thanksgiving for what He has accomplished on our behalf. I just want to encourage you as you sit on the porch or stand next to the kids bouncing in an inflatable and feel the refreshing breeze on your face to remember to thank God for the harvest in your life. One of the definitions of thanksgiving is choir. This took me by surprise but how fitting is that? Let a song of praise erupt out of the faithfulness of your Savior. To all my friends struggling to see the harvest right now, believe him for it. Plowing and sowing is hard work. It leaves you sore, tired, and hurting, but the purpose of it is to be able to have a life worth harvesting when the time comes. Be strong....He will be faithful. As the old hymn says, "We will come rejoicing bringing in the sheaves". Thank God, harvest time is coming!
Isaiah 9:3- "You have multiplied the nation and increased its joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy of harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil."
Psalm 126:6- "He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."