09-16-06 Harvest

So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.  — Revelation 14:16

In the middle of the Great Depression, my grandfather, with borrowed money, bought a farm.  It was a useless tract of land on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River.  In town they called him a fool.  $500 was an outrageous price to pay for 385 acres that would never produce a crop.

"Barker, you’re going to lose that farm," they told him.

His eyes always twinkled when he told me that story. 

When I came to live on the farm 28 years later, it was a paradise. 

I don’t know what the angels thought when God undertook to redeem the fallen human race, but now God’s day has come.  The fields are ripe.  Harvest has come. 

And I believe, somewhere, there is a twinkle in God’s eyes.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

09-16-06 Harvest

So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.  — Revelation 14:16

In the middle of the Great Depression, my grandfather, with borrowed money, bought a farm.  It was a useless tract of land on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River.  In town they called him a fool.  $500 was an outrageous price to pay for 385 acres that would never produce a crop.

"Barker, you’re going to lose that farm," they told him.

His eyes always twinkled when he told me that story. 

When I came to live on the farm 28 years later, it was a paradise. 

I don’t know what the angels thought when God undertook to redeem the fallen human race, but now God’s day has come.  The fields are ripe.  Harvest has come. 

And I believe, somewhere, there is a twinkle in God’s eyes.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison.  This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002.  Dwight and his wife Kim provide prayer ministry for inner healing / transformation and coaching in prayer ministry.  He is available to speak to your group or church.  To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form.  You may also support their ministry.