The Lord of the Harvest

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CELEBRATION SERVICE

14TH JANUARY.

PREACHER: P.G. NDU

TITLE: THE LORD OF THE HARVEST

TEXT: GEN. 8:22, JOHN 4:35-37, LUKE 10:2

GEN. 8:22 –KJV

22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

JOHN 4:35-37 –KJV

35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

LUKE 10:2 – KJV

2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

HERE’S WHAT WE LEARN FROM THE ABOVE SCRIPTURES:

  1. Seasonal changes and the principle of sowing and reaping will never stop.
  2. As a result of the above, HARVEST is guaranteed to always occur.
  3. There are times when the known conditions for a harvest in the natural may not be right or visible.
  4. There is something or someone known as “THE LORD OF THE HARVEST”
  5. Ours is to PRAY  to ‘Him’ and His, is to SEND labourers (the required help) to the field.

THIS IS HARVEST!

We are enjoined therefore to:

  • LIFT UP OUR EYES …Away from the unfavourable conditions
  • LOOK…quit looking in the natural. Look with the eyes of the spirit
  • PRAY…Come, Seek, and ask ‘The Lord of the Harvest’

WHO IS THE LORD OF THE HARVEST:

  • The Lord of the harvest is God the Father or the Lord Jesus Christ himself.
  • This refers to the one who’s got the absolute ownership of everything and everyone AND
  • The one in whom is vested the supreme authority and power to galvanise all that is needed to cause a harvest.
  • He is the one IN CHARGE of all things.

To secret to fully understanding and engaging the Lord of the Harvest lies in understanding who the LORD is.

2 Peter 1:2-4 –kjv

2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

  • The sound knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ leads to multiplication. (Grace and Peace and etc.)
  • The knowledge of the Lord and of Jesus Christ grants us access to ‘ALL THINGS’ that pertain to life and godliness given to us by Him.
  • The sound knowledge and understanding of who the Lord is makes us PARTAKERS in experience of the divine nature.

THIS IS HARVEST

LETS EXAMINE THE ‘LORD’

  • LORD biblically refers to the absolute owner, possessor, defender, and source.

Our examination will cover;

  1. His  person
  2. His personality
  3. His power
  4. His purview (jurisdiction} 

1.       HIS PERSON:

This speaks to His Identity, who He is.

Isaiah 48:17

17 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

  • This is the Lord God introducing Himself.

Deut. 6:4-5

4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

1 Chronicles 29:11-12

11 Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

THIS IS HARVEST!

Psalms 23:…This is a concise capture of His PERSON.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

In verse one of this scripture lies 3 fundamental statements.

  • THE DECLARATION:…The Lord is.
  • THE DESIGNATION…My Shepherd
  • THE DISPOSITION …I Shall not want

THIS IS HARVEST!

 It’s a harvest predicated on the knowledge of the Lord and sponsored by Him.

2.       HIS PERSONALITY

This speaks to His Character, His attributes or nature:

Two scriptures fully capture the personality of the Lord (God):

  • Psalms 145 and Psalms 103.
  • You are hereby enjoined to carefully study the above scriptures.

PSALMS 145: 3-5, 8-10, 14, 17-21

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

3.       HIS POWER:

This speaks to His Strength, His Might and Capability. What He can do.

Psalms 66:3

3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Psalms 62:11

11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

EPHESIANS 1:17-19

17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

DANIEL 11:32 declares:

 “…but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.”

THIS IS HARVEST!

4.       HIS PURVIEW:

  • This speaks to the extent and scope of His power, functions and coverage.
  1. It simply refers to His Jurisdiction or Jurisdictional limits and boundaries.
  • The territory and or the sphere of activity, operation and dominion.

PSALMS 24:1-2

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

THIS IS HARVEST!

  • The Lord is not limited by geographical or any boundaries whatsoever.
  • He is in control of the entire universe, its resources, systems and structures and the inhabitants of it.

– Scriptures says

“The Heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord … Proverbs 21:1.

NIV VERSION SAYS

“In the Lord’s hand, the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him”

  • So when we speak to the LORD OF THE HARVEST, He moves in the hearts of men to step into the field.
  • THE FIELD here can be any area of our lives where we are trusting God for a HARVEST, A solution, a desired result or an outcome.
  • When we pray to the Lord of the Harvest, the Lord who is in control of the hearts of men and everything else sends HELP and HELPERS our way.

THIS IS HARVEST!

  • That’s why He is called EBENEZER — Our stone of Help.
  • He is the God who never forgets His own.
  • THE LORD of the HARVEST is His Name

The Power behind our speaking in prayer to the LORD of the HARVEST is the strength of our knowledge and understanding of who THE LORD is.

LANDING :

Psalm 92:12-13 (AMPC)

12 The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like the palm tree [be long-lived, stately, upright, useful, and fruitful]; they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic, stable, durable, and incorruptible].

13 Planted in the house of the Lord, they shall flourish in the courts of our God.

THIS IS HARVEST!

2 Kings 3:17 – kJV

17 For thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’

THIS IS HARVEST!

  • Not because of the weather
  • Not because of the season
  • BUT because, The Lord who is in charge of the weather, times, seasons, and all atmospheric conditions SAYS SO

THIS IS HARVEST!

AND THIS WILL BE YOUR STORY THIS YEAR, 2024 and beyond.

Even now, right where you are, you can pray to THE LORD of the  HARVEST and He will orchestrate the help you desire to locate you that His name may be glorified.

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