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PATTISON’S PERSPECTIVE Ivan Pattison, Australia |
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Planting
your future harvest What we sow into our life today, we certainly will reap in our
life sometime in the future, and what we have sown in the past, we are reaping
today, and there is no greater truths than this. We only have to look at a farmer, if he sows good seed, he
will reap a fruitful crop, which will bring in a profitable harvest , but if
he sows bad seed, say something like a weed seed, then he will reap a weed
harvest, with no profit. If we are in difficulties today, it is because of our actions,
and, or our words, of yesterday If we have lived in lust, (lust means an unruly desire for
things) deception, anger, blasphemy, then our life is unfruitful, and if we
want to improve ourselves, then we have to put off these, to receive the
blessings God has for us. If we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Saviour into our
life, then we have accepted His Word, into our life, and God’s Word produces. Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger,
wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new man, which is renewed
in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you
richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. I have found that Christians can really get upset when someone
shares with them, that which is of Christ, and His Word, which will really be
of a help to them. It would seem that what we have learnt from our religion
sticks to us, whether it be a right or a wrong teaching, and it would seem
that many do not want to grow in the Word of God. I, myself have grown further to what my religion taught me,
and I have been going on for greater things in life, and what God has for me
both in health, and prosperity. I love sharing the Word, when some one is sick, or are in
financial need, but how many really want to follow what someone else has
learnt from, and about, what the Word of God will do for them, and their
family. When I left the main line church, I have gone on from there,
and I want to go on further with God, and His Word. Colossians 3:12-17 Put on therefore, as the elect of
God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind,
meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one
another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you,
so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is
the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your
hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.17 And
whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Our words are a large part of our seeds, whether they be
negative or positive, they are some of our seeds for our harvest. Our words
can be weeds or they can be a productive plant Speaking out loud God’s Word about prosperity will bring in a
harvest, sharing the Word of God with others, will help bring in a harvest,
not only souls, but prosperity, and we will have our needs met. God always honours His Word, whether it be spoken out for
Salvation to others, or spoken out in a productive way. God’s Word is always productive, and the only way it is not
productive is when we are not making an effort to bring our life into line
with God’s Word. Shalom Ivan |
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