called the bridegroom, And saith unto him,
Every man at the beginning doth set forth
good wine; and when men have well drunk,
then that which is worse: but thou hast
kept the good wine until now (John 2:7–10).
Keep in mind that the juice of the vine they
served was not fermented.
If you want to bring in the Lord’s harvest of
souls, you must willingly do whatever He tells
you to; and when you do, you will always
reap in one way or another. Cast thy bread
upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after
many days (Ecclesiastes 11:1). You will never
have true freedom if you keep limiting God by
bringing Him down to the way you see things.
God’s Timing Is Perfect
Don’t wait for everything around you to
be rosy before you obey the Lord. If you are
always observing the conditions around you
and waiting for the perfect moment to obey
God, you will never cast the net at the right
time. The Bible says, He that observeth the
wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth
the clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest
not what is the way of the spirit, nor how
the bones do grow in the womb of her that
is with child: even so thou knowest not the
works of God who maketh all (Ecclesiastes
11:4,5).
You must always be ready to work for the
Lord because our time is limited. In the
morning sow thy seed, and in the evening
withhold not thine hand (Ecclesiastes 11:6).
Abraham didn’t tell the Lord that His plan
for him and Sarah to have a child after
Sarah was past the childbearing age
wouldn’t work or that it was a bad
time for such a plan. The Bible
says, He staggered not at the
promise of God through unbelief;
but was strong in faith,
giving glory to God (Romans
4:20).
Abraham didn’t go back and
forth believing one minute
and then telling God why His
plan wouldn’t work the next.
He believed God, and his faith
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have been very discouraging if he had allowed
it to be, but he looked to the Lord. Then God
asked him, Son of man, can these bones
live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou
knowest (Ezekiel 37:3). Ezekiel knew that
only God could do something like that.
Then the Lord told Ezekiel to prophesy over
all those dead bones, and they would live. I’m
sure that made no sense to Ezekiel, but he
obeyed the Word of the Lord. So I Ezekiel
prophesied as he the Lord commanded
me, and the breath came into them, and
they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an
exceeding great army (Ezekiel 37:10).
Take a lesson from Ezekiel---this world is full
of dead, dry bones. Are you ready to cast your
net one more time, or are you allowing discouragement
to settle in? I say again, be ready for
the Lord’s instructions as to where, when and
how to do what He wants you to do because
He knows what it will take to fill the nets with
souls.
Understanding Can Wait
I’m sure the servants at the wedding in Cana
never imagined water could turn into wine, but
they saw it happen because they obeyed what
Jesus had said even though they didn’t understand.
Jesus’ mother had told them, Whatsoever
he Jesus saith unto you, do it (John
2:5).
When Jesus told them to fill the pots with
water, they could have said, “We have filled
these pots with water many times and never
poured out anything but water.” But they were
willing to carry out His words, and that
is the secret to success in the Lord.
And they filled them up to
the brim. And he saith unto
them, Draw out now, and
bear unto the governor of
the feast. And they bare
it. When the ruler of the
feast had tasted the water
that was made wine, and
knew not whence it was:
(but the servants which
drew the water knew;)
the governor of the feast
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