A great truth of harvesting that we have also been talking about in our Sunday morning worship hour at Calvary is that the harvest that you get is dependent upon the seeds that you sow and how you take care of that seed as it grows. If a farmer merely throws out some seed on the ground and leaves it there, he might get a sprout or two, but not much of a harvest. Why? Because he did not take care of the seed. He was not a good sower. So often we are like that in our spiritual life. We come to an altar and ask Christ to come into our life. Then we go about business as usual. Not much else changes, except we come to church occasionally on Sundays. If that is the way that you are living your life, can I tell you that you are not going to have the harvest that God intends for you to have!
I recently received an email that mentioned how empty church seemed to this person. I can assure you that Calvary is not empty of God’s presence and power. So what is the problem? It is not the church. It’s the person. Remember, you get out of something in proportion of what you put in to it. No time, no effort means no harvest and no reward. Does church seem empty to you? Perhaps it is because you have not been putting much into it. Does your spiritual life seem dull and routine? Often it is because you have not nurtured it the way that it needs to be.
Well, what do you do about it? Make the determination that you are going to get a better harvest from now on! How? Get involved! Find a good Bible believing, Bible preaching church and get involved in it. Find one and get busy. However, it is important to remember that busyness does not equate with nourishment. You need to be involved in your church, but you more importantly need to be involved with your Lord. Spend time individually in prayer and Bible study. Find a group to get involved in as well.
Most of the time complaining will not do any good, but getting involved will.
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