“My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work”, Jesus told them. “Don’t you say, ‘There are still four more months, then comes the harvest?’ Listen to what I’m telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest.” ~ John 4:34-35
I appreciate these thoughts from my friend, Janey:
How long does a harvest last? It’s not very long. Usually, when the fruit is ripe, a farmer has to hurry to get the product out of the fields before it starts falling to the ground to rot. There is urgency to a harvest time because there is a definite time when the opportunity to harvest will be lost. Because of this, the farmer suspends all activities and does little else until the harvest is collected. He spends hours on the field, only stopping for brief periods to eat and sleep. When the harvest is too great for one man to bring it all in he calls other farmers to help with his harvest. His focus is on the harvest and will do whatever is necessary to rea...