A harvest is simply a time for gathering.
Seemingly, we are talking about a physical gathering, God’s provision as the apex of God’s abundance. He gives and, therefore, we have. As I read the bible, I cannot separate the physical act of giving with spiritual circumstance. Instead of an exclusive relationship, they seem to breath the same air.
This physical provision even stands intertwined with the laws of nature. If fear is the beginning of wisdom, then one who knows the Lord is familiar with His providence and His harvest.
Harvest demonstrates our relational God. He initiates and reciprocates love of His people. While our love is demonstrated through our capabilities, such as prayer and song, His love is demonstrated through all of His. To be loved through His creation looks like harvest. The autumn rain and the spring rain arriving in their season, granting the blessing of predictability to His people.
All of His resources combine to display the wonder of His love for us. Thinking further, I know little about harvest. I know Him from the vantage point of one in this world. I know Him through His Spirit. I am limited by my flesh, but I see that He is not limited in how He loves me. By unimaginable means, he has saved me for eternity to show me the harvest.
There are a few precepts to the harvest that I have found to be true.
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