WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

Beloved,

Scripture Reading: And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast a seed into the ground (Mark 4:26).

God controls all things by the Word of his power (Hebrews 1:2). This Word of God is also called the law of God (Psalms 1:2). Laws have definite characteristics and will produce the same way anytime you operate it. And because God is supreme, His law is supreme and overrides any other law. So if you operate any law, there are predictable consequences. Jesus said that the kingdom of God is as if a man should cast a seed into the ground. What you harvest is clearly defined at the time of planting. No matter how you cry at the time of harvest, you already determined it during the planting season, although the degree of it can be influenced during the course of time. The question is what are you planting today?

Look at how God put it back in Genesis 8:22. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. As long as we are on this side of eternity, anyone harvests what he plants. So your tomorrow is defined by what you do today, either positively or negatively, or even lack of activity. A lot of times, our judgment is based on what is happening now. “Lord, I have prayed for supply, but nothing is happening”. Nothing is happening because you have nothing in your account. Can you walk into any bank and ask for money, just because you are in need? No you cannot, unless you have an account in that bank. People have quoted Philippians 4:19, without quoting Philippians 4:15. God cannot supply all your needs when there is nothing in your account to draw from. Paul invoked the anointing on his life to work for philippians by the statement in verse 19 because they have been giving him in verse 15. This was his explanation in verses 16 and 17.  "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." Did you notice that? So there is an account to deposit into before withdrawal can be made to supply all your needs. Friend, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that shall he reap (Galatians 6:7). The question is, what are you doing today? Now is the planting time for tomorrow’s harvest.

Let’s take this from another angle for a proper understanding. Taking money as an example. One may ask, should I just go and start giving money? No, because that will be a waste of your money. We know from the account of Ananias and Sapphira that it can even be dangerous (Acts 5:1-11). Why? The answer is found in what Jesus Christ said in John 15:5 “for without me ye can do nothing”.  Without Jesus Christ, you and I can do nothing.

Who is Jesus Christ? This is who the Bible says he is: "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God" (Revelation 19:13). Jesus is the Word of God, and without the Word of God you can do nothing. In John 1:3, we found this entry, "All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made."

Now let us connect this to what we are discussing. The primary seed is the Word of God (Luke 8:11). This should be the basis for anything you do. The Word is not just the basis, it also defines the how of anything you do. For instance, you have been giving 10% of your income as tithe, but are you offering it the way the scripture said you should? Tithing is done with your mouth, before the money is dropped. Deuteronomy 26: 1-19 defined how. Whether it is offering you are giving or other kinds of services, the Word has to be the basis. It must also be according to the Word of God, just as the seed has to be properly planted and catered for to produce.  This means it has to be willingly (1 Corinthians 9:17), cheerfully (Joel 1:12), heartily (Ephesians 6:7-8), faithfully (1 Corinthians 4:2), diligently (Luke 16:1-2), sacrificially (Romans 12:1), tirelessly (Galatians 6:9), by faith (Hebrews 11:6) and love motivated (1 Corinthians 13: 3). The summary is this: "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" (Colossians 3:23-24). I guess this should warn any wise person to avoid wasting his/her seed.

Finally, let us see an example of someone that drew from his account to meet his need. He was called Hezekiah. This king came face to face with death. Look at how he drew from his account: "Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore" (Isaiah 38:3). Now do you think he could have prayed this kind of prayer, if he had not given acceptable service? I am sure he was not thinking of such a challenge when he was serving God faithfully.  So I wish to ask you once again, what are you doing today?  The scripture says, "If you fail in the day of adversity, it is because you do not have enough strength" (Proverbs 24: 5, 10); you do not have enough reserve. The beauty of it is that you can start putting into the reserve today. Besides, our Father is merciful.

Prayer: I shall not fail in the name of Jesus Christ.

By Brother Godwin