He's Coming....

James 5:7-8 NIV

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.

There's a disease going on around now: the NOW syndrome. We want to be successful NOW, we want to be prosperous NOW, we want everything NOW. We now find suddenly successful people who have not matured enough to handle the pressure money, success,fame, position or power bring. We find women who are distracted by these things seeking to get a part of the wealth and success, doing anything imaginable, even selling the body that doesn't belong to them in the first place, just to get a bit of the action. No wonder our world is directionless, and in the grip of a grab-it-now culture; a culture that celebrates acquiring things without really asking how these things are obtained.
Today's quote seeks to get our minds in the right direction. The seed is one of the most mysterious of God's creation. It is small, some almost insignificant and minute, yet it is the start of a process, a procedure and the beginning of a miracle. No one can trace the origin of the seed, but all plants and trees can all be traced to a seed. The farmer takes this small seed and after ploughing the ground and making it fit,puts the seed in the ground. He nurtures the seed and the environment around the seed, ensuring that the seed has everything it needs to grow well. It is not a short process, it is a lesson in preparation, patience and consistency. You never lose attention; the weeds don't sleep and the farmer can't sleep either. That is the lesson we can adapt to our walk as Christians.
We are like seed that the Lord has planted in our world. He has given us everything we need to grow and to nurture the world we have been put in. The process is not short; it takes time and as we co-operate with God, he takes us to the place he has prepared for us. We must trust his nurturing, preparation and planning because ultimately, it is His seed, not ours.
As we run this race therefore, let us remember our origins and our purpose. We don't own ourselves, we are God's. The purpose isn't ours to determine, it is God's. We were put here to pursue our own good, but to pursue God's purpose, and only as we do that do we manifest the glory of God and bring the joy of harvest to his heart.
He's coming soon, and his reward is not for wealthy or connected people, it is for as many as have found his purpose for their lives and are actively pursuing it,no matter the standard the world judges them by: rich or poor.
Find your purpose and pursue it, his time of favour is here.