Sunday Seed - May 18

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord” - 1 Corinthians 15:58.

It’s Never in Vain

Some days, we love farming. There is no better feeling than looking out over the fields right before harvest. Leafy green corn stalks towering higher than your head. The tomato plants are so loaded that you had to tie them to stakes to keep them from toppling over. There was a deep satisfaction in seeing the evidence of your labors, in enjoying fresh-from-the-field corn on the cob and ripe juicy slices of tomato with your dinner. Those were the good days. But some years, it is anything but good. Those were the times when late frosts kills the strawberry plants, when the rains don’t come and the crops dry up, and when the locusts and other pests eat profits right off the plants. Those are the days when we consider quitting. Times when we wonder why we did what we did. Sometimes it’s the same way spiritually. It’s a pleasure serving Jesus when everything is going well, when the blessings are plentiful, and life is easy. But when hard times come, when discouragement sets in, and our finances dry up, we consider quitting. We wander away from what was once precious to us. But just as a love for farming is in the blood of the farmer and that keeps him going year after year, we must remain steadfast because of the One who loved us enough to shed his blood for us. Whatever we do for Jesus will never be in vain.

Lord, encourage our heart when tough days come. Help us to serve you in good times and in bad.