Church Sign

"Everyone wants to harvest, but few want to plow."

This was on a church sign that I passed on the way to Mt. Airy this morning. I absolutely agree with the message and it could not be more true. Everyone such as preachers, deacons, or just regular church members want to harvest or lead others to Christ. The problem is that there are few people who are willing to plow the fields or get out and do the work that it takes to lead others to Christ. Harvesting is the glamorous part because it makes you or your church look good in man's eyes if you can say we had this many people saved. Plowing is not glamorous and most of your work will go unnoticed by others. You will not have anything to make you look good in front of man. Others will never know the amount of time that you have spent plowing and then watering the seed you have sewn in prayer. It saddens me to see in our churches today that we have put more emphasis on harvesting than on plowing. Those that are more concerned about harvesting and looking good in front of others they have their reward already. May we concentrate on plowing the soil, sowing the seed, and watering the seed in much prayer so that we may have our reward in Heaven one day.