Harvest Time
It’s harvest time. It is that time of year when farmers are bringing in the crops that they have been tending all spring and summer. There has been much care in the preparing of soil, planting of precious seed, praying for and providing the right amount of moisture and fertilizer, etc. The process is, as you know, compared to the process of evangelism and discipleship in the New Testament. We are anticipating a great harvest of fully mature disciples. I am thankful to God for all those who have been so faithful to work in this same process in the past and for you who are doing so now. There are periods of time when we plant; there are times we harvest. There are cloudy days and there sunny days. There is dryness and there is rain. All of these contribute to the production of a good harvest. We plant the seed; we do all within our power to provide for growth and development and we trust God to bring about the results he desi...