Bible Questions Answered:
“...so I have witnessed to this man
at the shop for over a year but I don't see anything taking hold. Is
there a time when we say enough and just move on so to speak?”
Cael/ Oslo, Norway
Bible Answer:
Our Lord, always warned the wicked, and
never stopped warning them.
We need to be a people of “faith.”
Prayers are not always answered in the time space we appreciate, but
in God's time and requirements.
Jesus said....
Matthew 7:7,8 KJV
7 Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it
shall be opened.
The import here, is that of insistent
spiritual exercise of faith! When one believes for something, if it
is worthy of believing for at all, when is the proper time to stop
believing? Never, for if it was of any significance, it is right and
proper to go on believing for it.
We may sow the seed, Jesus told us, but
another may reap the harvest. The wonderful thing is that the seed
took root, grew and produced the fruit God had intended!
John 4:34-38 KJV
34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is
to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to finish His work.
35 Say not ye, There are yet four
months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your
eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
36 And he that reapeth receiveth
wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that
soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
37 And herein is that saying true,
One soweth, and another reapeth.
38 I sent you to reap that whereon
ye bestowed no labor: other men labored, and ye are entered into
their labors.
Keep witnessing The
Word Of The Lord, if you can, and if you can't, because this
individual doesn't want that, remember you can always minister to
others through “The Fruits Of The Spirit.”
Galatians
5:22,23 KJV
22 But The Fruit Of The Spirit is
love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance:
Ephesians 5:9
KJV
(For The Fruit Of The Spirit is in
all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Whatever you do, saints of God, keep sowing the seed of God's Word!
BRINGING IN THE
SHEAVES
Sowing in the
morning, sowing seeds of kindness,
Sowing in the
noontide and the dewy eve;
Waiting for the
harvest, and the time of reaping,
We shall come
rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Refrain
Bringing in the
sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come
rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,
Bringing in the
sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come
rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,
Sowing in the
sunshine, sowing in the shadows,
Fearing neither
clouds nor winter’s chilling breeze;
By and by the
harvest, and the labor ended,
We shall come
rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Refrain
Going forth with
weeping, sowing for the Master,
Though the loss
sustained our spirit often grieves;
When our weeping’s
over, He will bid us welcome,
We shall come
rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Refrain
Words: Knowles
Shaw, 1874. Shaw wrote music for these lyrics, but George
Minor’s tune is universally used today.
Music: George A.
Minor, 1880
Hear the music
here:
Psalm 126:5,6
KJV
5 They that sow in tears shall reap
in joy.
6 He that goeth forth and weepeth,
bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves with him.
Isaiah 32:20 KJV
Blessed are ye that sow beside all
waters..."
Daniel 12:3 KJV
And they that be wise shall shine as
the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to
righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Matthew 25:23
KJV
His lord said unto him, Well done,
good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things,
I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of
thy lord.
Luke 10:2 KJV
Therefore said He unto them, The
harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore
The Lord Of The Harvest, that He would send forth laborers into His
harvest.
Galatians 6:9
KJV
And let us not be weary in well
doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
I Corinthians
15:58 KJV
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be
ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of The Lord,
forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in The Lord.
Revelation 22:12
KJV
And, behold, I come quickly; and My
reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Revelation 14:13
KJV
And I heard a voice from heaven
saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in The Lord
from henceforth: Yea, saith The Spirit, that they may rest from their
labors; and their works do follow them.
