Daily Bible Reading: Ezra 9, Hosea 10, Colossians 1
"Sow for yourselves righteousness;
reap in mercy;
break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He comes and rains righteousness on you." Hosea 10:12
Before a farmer can successfully plant crops he has to first break up all the unplowed ground. If he doesn’t do this, planting seeds would be strenuous and unfruitful. Have you ever tried planting a seed in hard, stiff soil? It is nearly impossible. Did you know you have a choice whether or not you receive from God? God wants to plant something in your life but He is unable to if your ground is fallow (unplowed).
We can easily close ourselves off to hearing his voice or direction by hardening our hearts. Most of the time our hearts aren’t completely hardened...just hardened in some areas. We see fruit bearing in one area of our life, but then in another we remain hardened and therefore stagnant.
If we really want to produce fruit (ie, see RESULTS) we have to be willing to let God work on those hard spots. The plowing will not be comfortable, but you have to want to see the fruit more than you want to avoid the discomfort or pain.
I have had some hard spots in my heart in the past. Before God could plant a blessing in those spots I had to first allow him to break up my insecurity, fear, worry, and unforgiveness. There were painful moments of confession with God, but it felt liberating to trade my heart dirt for His abounding grace.
I love the last part of this verse; For it is time to seek the Lord. You have settled for unfruitfulness for far too long. Are you ready to seek the Lord and let Him break up that unplowed ground?
Thanks for reading,
Mel
Tomorrow’s reading: Ezra 10, Hosea 11, Colossians 2
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