WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE?
By M. E. Bean
Did we always realize that whatsoever we sow we shall also reap, that if we sow to the flesh we shall of the flesh reap corruption, and if we sow to the Spirit we shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting, how different many times, would be the seed sown. And how careful ought we to be in the selection of the seed. The farmer, wishing to secure the best crop possible, selects the best seed to sow; and if he does not really know which is best, he inquires of a friend; so we have a never-failing Friend of whom we may inquire. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not.” He will help us if we are humble enough to ask his help, and so prevent us from making a mistake, and finding it out when too late. Seeds of discord, strife, hatred, envy, and other evil passions, should never be sown, unless we wish a plentiful harvest of the same; but we may safely sow love, harmony, peace, with a sure promise of reaping an abundant reward. The harvest from sowing seeds of error is in sad contrast with that gathered from sowing the seeds of truth. Reader, which kind of seed are you sowing? Let it ever be that which will insure a rich reward, even the reward of a home with Him who inhabits eternity, where all who enter the land of perfect bliss will long enjoy the works of their hands, where they will plant vineyards and eat the fruit thereof, build houses and inhabit them. The harvest is close at hand; soon will the reapers appear. With which class shall we find a place? with those who have sown to the flesh, or with those who have sown to the Spirit? By the grace of God, may it be with those last mentioned. “Sure, ah! sure, will the harvest be.”