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The Labor Is Mine, The Harvest Is His

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Ever feel like your efforts for the Lord are fruitless? Do you sometimes wonder if your labor makes any difference?

Consider the testimony of Luke Short. As a teenager in England he heard the well-known Puritan pastor John Flavel preach. The sermon seemed to have no effect on Luke and he spent a life apart from the grace of God. He moved to America where he lived out the rest of his life as a farmer.

One day, still working in the fields of his Virginia farm at the age of 103, Short sat under a hedgerow and began to contemplate his long life. As he thought about the sermon he had heard EIGHTY-FIVE years before, he was moved to call on Christ for mercy and was converted.

Our sight is limited, and we don’t always get to enjoy the results of our efforts. God’s work transcends our brief lifetime…

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Christmas Day Ninety and Seven

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What do I want for Christmas today?

I want to always be mindful of the negatives and the positives in God’s Word; and I want Christians all over the world to realize that without the negatives the positives do not have any use; keeping in mind “The Day of the LORD”

“Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD; for the day of the LORD is at hand, for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests.” Zephaniah 1:7 (NKJV)