Until the Word of God breaks through into our lives, Breaking ground might be an impossible tasks.
The question is “How can i Break grounds this new year?.”
“What must i do to break up the fallow ground?” “What must i do so the Word of God can bring forth fruits in my life?”
Hosea 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Beloved, glory to God, He brought you to this glorious year. You must resolutely make your life count from now, till you see Jesus. Saints of old that constituted the cloud of witnesses in Hebrews chapter eleven made their lives counted to God.
ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS. UNTIL YOU PERSONALLY MADE EFFORTS TO DRAW NEARER TO GOD, HE WILL NEVER BE COMPELLED TO DRAW NEARER TO YOU.
Moses saw an incredible happening in the forest . The bush was burning and not consumed. He left everything and took knowledge of this strange happening, then He had God called Him.
BELOVED, YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT THIS YEAR 2019, BY TURNING TO GOD, FOR HIM ALSO TO TURN TO YOU.
Exodus 3:2-4. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
See His unchanging call for you in particular to draw near to Him, for Him also to draw nearer to you.
James 4:8. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Beloved, begin to do something unusual this year for God to notice you among the crowd. Begin to honour Him unusually with your substance, your time, your knowledge etc.
Proverbs 3:9-10. Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Proverbs 11:24-25 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
THIS SIMPLY WAS THE MESSAGE, GOD SENT HOSEA TO THE ISRAELITES, TO BREAK THEIR FALLOW GROUND, SEEK HIM AND RECEIVE. REWARD OF RAIN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Hosea 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Do you know , if this year, you decided to break your fallow ground, by doing something unusual for the glory of God and furtherance of the gospel, He will notice you among the crowd and reward you both here and hereafter? See what the scriptures says both in the old and New Testaments.
Proverbs 24:14. So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Revelation 22:11-12. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
See how Rebecca, broke her fallow ground, and became a beneficiary of Abrahamic covenant and great grand mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. It never happened accidentally. it was consciously done. See it.
Genesis 24:42-48. And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go: Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her,
Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink; And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master’s son.
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou?
And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
See what the scriptures says if you too will determinedly break your fallow ground henceforth.
Psalms 112:9: He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
Proverbs 11:18: The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. Proverbs 19:17: He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Ecclesiastes 11:1: Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
May the Lord help you to be wise unto salvation in Jesus name.
The earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ, was an exemplary lifestyle lived to teach believers of all ages and you in particular on what to do, to make your only one life count. May the good Lord by His grace make your only one life count in Jesus name.
1 Peter 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
You need to seriously take inventory of Jesus sacrificial lifestyle . See what the Bible says.
Hebrews 2:9-10. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
John 15:13. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. See the rewards He received for this gracious sacrifice.
Philippians 2:5-11. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Revelation 5:12: Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
No marvel Jesus taught believers of all ages, especially you, to seek first the kingdom of God, like He did.
Matthew 6:33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Peter received a net breaking and boat sinking incredible reward given first to Christ.
Luke 5:1-7. And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing:
nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them.
And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
Mary’s names goes into unforgettable chronicles given to Christ first.
Matthew 26:6-13. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman?
for she hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
John 12:1-8. Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
Now see exhortation for you too, to receive incredible earthly and eternal rewards by giving to Christ.
Luke 6:38. Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
2 Corinthians 9:6:- 9. But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
JESUS’S TAUGHT BELIEVERS OF ALL AGES AND YOU IN PARTICULAR IN MAKING YOUR LIFE COUNT TO GOD FOR BOTH EARTHLY AND ETERNAL REWARDS.
Friend, one great event that shall happen immediately after the dawning rapture is the marriage supper of the Lamb.
Our rewards of sacrificial service shall be given to believers of all ages. It shall not elude you in Jesus name. This is where our determined and conscious labour of love done for Christ shall be rewarded.
Hebrews 6:10. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
1 Corinthians 15:58. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Colossians 3:23-24 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Friend, it will be sad for anyone to partake in the rapture and be an onlooker at this glorious memorable occasion. Wake up and make your life count to earn incorruptible reward at eternity.
1 Peter 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
Unfortunately however , the Worldling and the carefree believers shall be missing at this time , why? See they are cursed.
Judges 5:23. Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
Jeremiah 48:10. Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
They shall be cursed because all their lifetime were spent pursuing treasures on this earth and fame. No time to do anything for God. Does this look like you? I am not sure. Be like the Macedonia believers. They gave bountifully to receive from God.
Philippians 4:15-19. Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Begin now to follow the examples of King David and apostle Paul, who gave bountifully to God and received greatly also from the Lord.
2 Samuel 24:24. And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Philippians 3:7-8. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
2 Tim 4:7-8. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Receive grace not only to partake in the dawning rapture but also to receive incorruptible rewards at the marriage supper of the Lamb.
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