Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD, till He comes and rains righteousness on you. Hosea 10:12
Have you seen any farmer who would allow his finest fields to lie fallow year after year? Yet we often neglect the soil of our heart. In the parable of the sower, Jesus says the ground is the heart of man (Matt. 13:19). The Bible has much to say about a man’s heart: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (5:8). “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (12:34). “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man” (15:18). “Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind’” (22:37). Neglecting the heart is to allow the ground to remain fallow. Besides being unprofitable, these inward fields would be full of weeds and exceedingly foul.
1) It is time to seek the Lord. It is time to get serious in your walk with God. “It is time” (Hosea 10:12) suggests the urgency of the matter at hand. Be urgent about your spiritual condition. You must not tolerate dry worship and powerless prayer. When was the last time you experienced the tangible presence of God? It is time to seek the Lord again and worship Him in spirit and truth! Only through genuine worship and prayer can the presence of God flow in our lives again.
2) Seek God till He comes and rains righteousness upon you. This means, pray until the breakthrough comes. Even if it takes hours, days or weeks, the Bible says don’t look at other directions; keep your eyes focused on the Lord and pray till He saturates your soul with His righteousness.
Waiting upon the Lord is worth it when you are praying for revival. The result of His outpouring far exceeds the pain of tarrying in His presence. When the Lord comes, He will come in abundant grace and mercy. Your ground will yield fruits and a renewed passion toward the Lord will be rekindled again in your heart.
Are you experiencing dryness or barrenness in your life? God is saying to you today, it is time to be revived. Come then, let’s seek the Lord this very hour! As the scripture says, “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jer. 29:13).
Have you seen any farmer who would allow his finest fields to lie fallow year after year? Yet we often neglect the soil of our heart. In the parable of the sower, Jesus says the ground is the heart of man (Matt. 13:19). The Bible has much to say about a man’s heart: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (5:8). “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (12:34). “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man” (15:18). “Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind’” (22:37). Neglecting the heart is to allow the ground to remain fallow. Besides being unprofitable, these inward fields would be full of weeds and exceedingly foul.
1) It is time to seek the Lord. It is time to get serious in your walk with God. “It is time” (Hosea 10:12) suggests the urgency of the matter at hand. Be urgent about your spiritual condition. You must not tolerate dry worship and powerless prayer. When was the last time you experienced the tangible presence of God? It is time to seek the Lord again and worship Him in spirit and truth! Only through genuine worship and prayer can the presence of God flow in our lives again.
2) Seek God till He comes and rains righteousness upon you. This means, pray until the breakthrough comes. Even if it takes hours, days or weeks, the Bible says don’t look at other directions; keep your eyes focused on the Lord and pray till He saturates your soul with His righteousness.
Waiting upon the Lord is worth it when you are praying for revival. The result of His outpouring far exceeds the pain of tarrying in His presence. When the Lord comes, He will come in abundant grace and mercy. Your ground will yield fruits and a renewed passion toward the Lord will be rekindled again in your heart.
Are you experiencing dryness or barrenness in your life? God is saying to you today, it is time to be revived. Come then, let’s seek the Lord this very hour! As the scripture says, “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jer. 29:13).
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