So Much To Do And So Little Time To Do It

We were out in the fields last week combining and getting the grain into the bins and it was an all out effort. We started the second the grain was dry enough to work with and we did not stop until the moisture content got too high. Every second counted and one night we were out until 1:00 in the morning. Monday was the one day that was truly a tough one. We got out late because of a heavy dew and at around 2:00 in the afternoon the clouds started to build up. We didn’t know when the rain (or snow) would set in so we were all out. We went down a combine due to a bearing in the wheel and down a truck as the other driver helped with repairs.

You just never know, do you? There are times when the grain is just waiting to be tended to in the fields but the labourers are few and the ones who are trying to get the harvest in are scrambling and becoming exhausted but the harvest is still there; waiting. It can be frustrating to see the field and know that some of it may not see the bin because the snow could come at any time and it would all be buried for the winter. It was like those few hours Monday when we did not know when the rain (or snow) would come and shut us down. It was inevitable but we did get two and a half more hours into the bins.

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. Matt 24:36 NKJV

There are those who would have us believe that the end is right around the corner and they scare people into faith but when the Time of Doom comes and passes, they turn and walk away or they become skeptical. Scripture is very clear; there are warning signs and signals but in the end know one knows the final day so why not focus on what is of utmost importance right now?

Jesus said to His disciples “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Matt 9:37 ESV

The end time is not the focus but rather the message to the children of God and for that we need the faithful to dig in and make hay while the sun shines. The time to sit around wondering is not now! There will be plenty of time to relax when the roll is called up yonder.

When the harvest is in and the machines have been put away for the winter, then I can truly say…

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ⁸ Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 NIV

May God bless you all richly!

Pastor Todd