PASTOR OLUSOLA OGIDAN
Harvest talks about revival and awakening. There is coming back a revival to our land but we have to stand to defend it. Every move of God is always persecuted by the initiators of the previous moves. We have to make sure we are always up to date so that we can seamlessly transit from one move of God to the other.
I TIMOTHY 2:1-4(KJV):” I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”
; EPHESIANS 2:2(KJV): “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”;
PHILIPPIANS 2:13(KJV):” For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.; [biblegateway passage=”II TIMOTHY 3:1-6″ display=”II TIMOTHY 3:1-6″]
There are two broad levels of harvest that God requires: He is willing that men be saved. He is also willing to have men come to the knowledge of the truth. Evangelists are basically concerned with bringing men from the world into the Church. The other ministry gifts are needed to bring men to the full knowledge of truth.
Satan is working in the children of disobedience because he is going somewhere. There is a harvest of the children of disobedience as well as the children of obedience. Anybody that has not come into the obedience of Christ is a child of disobedience. God is working on people in the same way Satan is working on people. By God’s grace, redemption will overtake perdition in our lives. Satan is not just interested in getting people in the world; he also has plans for people in the Church. He wants people who have partaken in the harvest of initial salvation to have unstable souls so that they can be blown away like chaff.
JOHN 7:37-39(KJV): ” In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)”;
REVELATION 22:1-2(KJV): ” And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”;
[biblegateway passage=”EZEKIEL 47:1-8″ display=”EZEKIEL 47:1-8″]
Fishers have no duty until the waters are healed. The evangelists will have no work to do if living waters don’t flow out. God is going to plant his throne inside the hearts of men. There must be men that have become thrones out of whose bellies flow rivers of living water. There must be a flow of the Spirit which will pierce the darkness in the world. We all have a duty to ensure that life is always flowing out to the nations from our bellies. We are not going to come there until God has fully worked upon us.
We are blessed that we have come to know Christ. However, there are still lands to conquer in our souls so that we can be fully formed sons. As such, we will be God’s harvests and we can join forces with him to bring others to our level as gods ([biblegateway passage=”Psalm 82:6)” display=”Psalm 82:6)”].