The Law of the Harvest

by Mike Powers

It is not easy being a farmer; likewise, it is not easy being a Christian. The rewards are sometimes long in coming. But what the Psalmist promised, the Resurrected Jesus proved to be true: The law of the harvest works. Jesus sowed in tears, but whenever a soul is saved, all heaven breaks out with rejoicing. The harvest is being gathered in. God invites each Christian to understand the upside-down logic of Psalm 126: “Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.”