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Harvest to Enjoy

When proper preaching of the Word of God is done joyously (Acts 6:5) and undergirded with the fertilizer of prayer, there will be a harvest to enjoy. Acts 6:7 says, “So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.”

When the Word of God increases, the harvest of Christians increases. When the Word of God is handled correctly it births forth a harvest of cheerful disciples hungry to know the Word of the Lord, bringing compliance to precepts and laws found in the Bible. In the Book of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 8) we read of a time when Ezra reads aloud the law of God from “day break until noon.” (Ezra 8:3) The Bible says, “Men, women and all who were able to understand” (Ezra 8:2) “…listen attentively to the Book of the law.” (Ezra 8:3) In Nehemiah we also read of the Levites “[reading] from the Book of the Law, making it clear, and giving it meaning so that the people could understand what was being read.” (Nehemiah 8:8) We also see that the people of God were broken over their sins and wanted to obey the Law of the Lord. (Ezra 8:9-17)

Modern world history records times of revival due to the hearing of God’s Word undergirded with prayer. The nation of Wales once became known as “The Land of Revival.” William Morgan translated the Scriptures into the Welsh language and a young minister, Pastor Roberts brought a disciplined knowledge of the Scriptures to his pulpit. He was effective in publishing sermons. Over the course of time Pastor Roberts challenged his friends to join with him in prayer for his beloved Wales.

“When revival came, former blasphemers became eloquent, both in prayer and praise… Drunkards forgot the way to saloons… they were busy worshiping… It was the young people who responded with the greatest alacrity to the challenge of absolute surrender and consecrated themselves to the service of the Lord… With ever-increasing momentum, the movement of God advanced, creating unprecedented excitement among churches and secular institutions. The revival fires in Wales in 1904-05 spread through England, Ireland and Scotland.” (Matthews, I Saw the Welsh Revival, Moody)

Effective Broadcasting Produces a Harvest!!!