Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Read Psalms 126:6  This verse is usually used when someone is talking about getting someone else saved and going to church.  When you use a story to describe something else, that is called an analogy.  The story that we have here in verse 6 is of a sower who takes his seed and goes out into the field and plants the seed.  It is hard work and makes you weary.  But if you go out and plant the seed, much later, you will be able to go out and to reap a tremendous harvest.  It is hard work planting the seed; it is hard work pulling weeds out from around the new plant; but when the crops are produced by the plants, well that is a great time!  So the analogy is when we invite a friend to come to church, we are scared that they might laugh at us.  But if we keep asking them, they might come to church, and they might listen to the teacher, and they might trust Jesus as their Savior!  That would make us very happy!  The story about a farmer planting seed is like us asking someone to come to church. The last part of the verse is the good part: the farmer will come rejoicing bringing the crops with him.  We will be glad that our friend is coming to church with us too!

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