The Seed, the Wind and the Clouds

UV 1165/10,000 The Seed, the Winds and the Clouds

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Ecclesiastes 11 v 4

IF we look at external circumstances and wonder whether we will succeed in fulfilling the purpose of our efforts or of our life, we are like the farmer who before sowing watches the wind, worrying that the wind will carry it off or whether the sun will shine in due season or whether it will rain at the right time for the seed to grow and flourish. If we are fearful and doubtful, the Lord cannot prosper our lives and our efforts. We will be like the wave that is tossed about by the wind, moving now in this direction and now in that direction. The wind is a mystery. Like the Holy Spirit, no one can say where it is coming from, which direction it is blowing and where it is going. We just need to trust the Lord and His Word wholeheartedly. We should not live by what we see or hear but by every word we hear from the mouth of the Lord.

The Word of God is the eternal seed. If we look to see if circumstances are congenial or if the season is ripe, then the Word cannot be sown. It is to be sown in season and out of season. It will bear fruit in season and out of season, when circumstances are favourable and when they are unfavourable. Along with whatever we do we should sow a promise of God, then it shall bear a different fruit every month of the year to meet our need as well as the need of others. The process of sowing a promise of God is to pray and to claim it for ourselves and others.

The clouds are again a symbol of the Lord. It is a canopy that covers us. We are always covered by the cloud by day and a fire by night. We need not be deterred by dark clouds, by threatening thunder storms or lightning that shoots forth from the clouds. The Lord will turn the adverse to our favour and for our good. We only need to enter the cloud of the Lord’s presence for comfort, guidance, leading and blessing. The Lord God will in His wisdom establish the work of our hands, the seed that we have sown. We need to sow both by day and night, in the morning and the evening for we do not know which shall prosper and which shall perish, for either result we should give glory to the Lord.

Prateep V Philip