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----- Original Message ----- From: "Carleeta Manser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:52 AM Subject: {dbilg} Working The Heart's Soil > > Working the Heart's Soil > > Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your > fallow > ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain > righteousness > upon you. Hosea 10:12. > > Let every church member consider the breaking up of the fallow ground, > the careful cleansing of the soil, and the depositing and harrowing of the > seed, which is the laborious work of the husbandman. It is a rough and > searching process. The harrowing of the seed is not always pleasant to the > receiver, and sometimes disabling to him because he does not sense the > virtue of the Word and become submissive under the tilling process in > spiritual life. The sins committed require the sincere repentance that > needeth not to be repented of, but when the hard soil is broken up and the > stubborn clods are broken to pieces then the precious seed can be sown and > harrowed into the soil. This represents the severe discipline of God. > Often > rebellion is manifested, and the discipline of God must continue until the > determined will is broken and the end is gained. > > In things spiritual as well as natural this work must be done. Often > severity is needed to bring in the spiritual harvest. It is God's great > law > that without the proper sowing of seed and the tillage there will be no > harvest in sheaves. An experience is lacking. Divine blessings wait only > for > human spiritual working of the soil of the heart and the industry to care > for the soil while the Lord is sowing His seed. > > As a man soweth he shall also reap. All who study the Word with full > purpose to cleanse away from the life all sin, and who search the > Scriptures > to learn what is truth, will welcome the truth of the Word as a Thus saith > the Lord. They will repent under the sharp reproofs of Bible truth. . . . > If > a man sow true repentance he will reap the reward of sound good works. If > he > continues in the faith he reaps peace. If he becomes sanctified and > cleansed > from his appetite for cheapness and folly he shall . . . reap > righteousness > and perfect love. . . . A continuance in the well doing in overcoming > makes > him a daily victor because he keeps the mark of Christ's perfection ever > before him. > >>From That I May Know Him - Page 281 > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
