Celebrating The Harvest

Years ago, a young minister visited Dundee, Scotland, deeply concerned that his ministry had very few results. He decided to visit the scene where years before Robert Murray McCheyne had ... More

Witnessing

Psalm 126 turns from a hymn of praise to a prayer plea for restoration. The Jewish people were celebrating a great deliverance; the captivity of Jerusalem had ended, and they were free! They couldn’t believe it; it seemed like a dream come true. A picture is given of how when the rain falls the dry gullies become rushing torrents. As the people beseech God, His blessings begin to overflow. The dry and empty waterways in the desert are a good picture of our world of today. Just as the fullness of these waterways depend on the rains, the emptiness of this life depends on Jesus Christ to fill it (1:19). The idea of sowing and reaping is found throughout the Bible. We will not have a harvest if we sit and do nothing. The weeping, the pleading, and the compassionate praying for the lost must come before a harvest of souls will be seen. 

We can put the thesis of this psalm into one sentence that speaks volumes to us today: “The Lord has done great things with me; I am glad.” And we can recall that at the very end of the Bible we have the reassuring cry: “Behold, I make all things new” (Rev. 21:5).

Application

I need to think of some family members whose lives are dry and empty because they do not know the Lord. Make sure they are on the prayer pages of my diary. What are some ways I could have a positive witness to them? Example: How about sending them a good CD?

Psalms 126:1-6 (English Standard Version)


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