“Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many
days.” (v.1)
The principle of sowing and reaping is often used to warn about the
inevitable consequences of evil deeds. But it can also be used as an
encouragement to believers in their service for Christ. The love you give,
the forgiveness you show, and the patience and forbearance that grace your life
will surely (in time), produce much fruit.
The friend you long to bring to Christ may refuse to be reconciled to
Him. His/Her heart may seem to be very hard, and your prayers and efforts may
appear to be lost; but they are not! They will come back to you a hundredfold. Give
God time! The results are working themselves out slowly but surely. There must
be seedtime, and summer before the autumn reaping.
Therefore, keep on sowing! In His own time, and in His own way, the
Lord will send the harvest!
The Truth: "Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." (Galatians
6:7)
