Weapers Reapers“Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” (Psalm 126:5-6) Many of us have used and are still using the phrase finders keepers, losers weepers. This may sound like conventional wisdom but God begs to differ. Psalm 126 describes the truth that goes against our Carnal Knowledge when we are going through a tough time in our lives. Whenever we are thrown into a crisis that brings tears be it financial lack, sickness or divorce, our tendency is to cocoon in pain and worry. God, however, has a better way for He promised that those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. God is telling us that if we'll do what is unnatural for us in times of famine, He’ll see to it that the precious seeds that we sow in tears will return in joy unspeakable and full of glory. The seeds are precious because we are down to nearly nothing and the temptation is not to sow but to eat those seeds. The world teaches that we are to get all we can, can all we get, and sit on the can. Instead of having a pity party, we should sow our precious seeds. Share these email devotionals or be like AT&T and reach out and touch someone. Deliberately try to be a blessing to others, give of yourself, your time, talent or treasure. The Bible says that we are to sow in tears, sow in the midst of our pain, sow when our flesh cries out for pleasure and instant gratification, sow when we don’t feel like sowing, sow when the cupboard in empty, sow when the wife wants to go shopping, sow when inflation, taxes and debts steal money from us, and sow when the checks have more Bounce than Ben Affleck. Those precious seeds will return to us in the harvest of rejoicing and sheaves and fruits from what we sow. Sheaves represent the fruits of the harvest, the fruits of our labor from God the LORD of the harvest. If you find yourself in a difficult place today, see where you can sow some seed into the rich soil of ministries that preach and teach the Word of God so that lost souls will get a chance to receive the free gift of salvation or believers will get to be edified. If you make sowing a lifestyle and not a one time thing and you sow everywhere from a smile to a compliment, from money to love, soon you will be reaping nothing but sheaves laden with fruits, joy, peace, favor, divine health, prosperity, deliverance, increase and promotion. In God's eyes, weepers can be reapers, not losers.Copyright © 2002 Eddy Ministries. All rights reserved. Subscribe/Unsubscribe:
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