Seven Laws of the Harvest
- Law 3
Galatians 6:7-10 – Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Galatians 6:7-10 – Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
“Too many believers are
sowing wild oats throughout the week and then going to church on Sunday and
praying for a crop failure.” (John W.
Lawrence, Seven Laws of the Harvest) Sooner or later what we sow, we reap, but the
thing that is so deceptive is that we reap in a different season.
Timing is everything!
The Foundation for this
Law - Genesis 8:22
A season in our life is a time frame that has been allotted
for something to happen.
The harvest never comes immediately after planting; for while the
earth abides, there is seedtime and harvest, winter and summer,
etc.
The "in due season" Principle - at the
appropriate, appointed time - men will reap that which they have sown,
whether good or bad.
SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE
SEASONS OF LIFE
I. Life is Full of
Change, But Not of Chance Ecc. 3: 1
Antinomy: A contradiction between principles or
conclusions that seem equally necessary and reasonable; a paradox.
The word
translated “season” in verse 1 is properly translated “appointed
time”
II. Life Can Be Glimpsed
But Not Grasped Ecc: 3:10-11
God created
every man with a sense that there is more to this life than just the kind of
chaotic life that is described in the first 8 verses of Ecclesiastes.
The problem is
that we can never step back far enough to view everything the way
God does.
III. Life Can Be
Managed But Not Manipulated
Ecc. 3:9
Even though we cannot control
life or figure it out, we are still responsible for how we respond to
life.
We can’t manipulate
life and the seasons of life for our own benefit or profit.
HOW TO RESPOND TO THE SEASONS
OF LIFE
