At our Harvest Thanksgiving service, we must note the difference between our need and our greed. God provides for our need, but not for our greed. We think of God's provision for our material need, but we not forget his provision for our material need, but we must not forget his provision for our spiritual need. In the harvest, we see God's loving kindness towards us. He answers our prayer: "Give us, this day, our daily bread." In the gospel, we see God's loving kindness towards us. The gospel is love in action. God sees our need, and he provides for us, a Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Christ, God produces, in us, a spiritual harvest - "the fruit of the Spirit." How is this spiritual harvest produced in us? - “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit" (John 12:23-24). Before we ca...
Notes for a three-year journey through the whole Bible