JAN 1996
This was the first article by Keith Moore to appear in the BVOV magazine.
What Happened to My Harvest?
by Keith Moore
It’s frustrating. You’ve been confessing that God supplies all your needs, but you’re still broke. What’s even more puzzling is that you’re a tither and a giver. You know that God’s Word is true and He promised to open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings you wouldn’t have room enough to receive. But, you still have plenty of room. You can’t figure it out. You’re wondering, Where is my abundant supply? What happened to my harvest?
When God began teaching me about the laws of increase, He showed me there are reasons why some people fail to reap a harvest and why others reap only a small one. If we’ll give attention to those reasons—and make adjustments accordingly—we can enjoy a bumper crop of God’s blessings every time!
First Things First
The first reason people fail to reap a harvest is simple and obvious. But we can’t pass over it because it’s the most common mistake people make.
When the Lord initially pointed it out to me, He said, 'Keith, did you notice that I set up laws of sowing and reaping, not reaping and sowing?'
I realize that’s very basic, but it’s amazing how many people want to reap a harvest when they haven’t even sown yet. Jesus said, “Give, and it shall be given unto you” (Luke 6:38). The Apostle Paul wrote, “He which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully” (2 Corinthians 9:6). Again and again in the Scriptures, we see that sowing must come before reaping. Yet the No. 1 reason why people fail to receive a harvest is because they haven’t sown!
They’ll make confessions. They’ll turn in prayer requests. They’ll call hotlines. But when all that is said and done the fact remains, if they haven’t planted anything, if they haven’t given anything, they’re not going to reap a harvest.
“But Brother Keith,” you may say, “I don’t have anything to give!”
No problem. Second Corinthians 9:10 says God will provide seed for the sower. So if you have absolutely nothing, just say, “God, I need some seed to sow,” and He’ll give it to you.
When He does, don’t just plant it haphazardly. Sow it in the particular area in which you want to reap. Here’s why.
Genesis 1:11-12 plainly tells us that every seed produces after its own kind. That’s not only true in the natural, it’s true spiritually too. Galatians 6:7 says it this way, “Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” If you sow money, you’ll reap money. If you sow jewelry, you’ll reap jewelry. Whatever you sow is what will grow into a harvest in your life.
As soon as my wife and I started practicing this principle, things began to happen in our life. For example, we helped someone pay off their car. We made a payment for them every month for a year. Just a few months later, we were able to pay off our own car. We sowed a $3300 debt repayment and reaped a $15,000 debt repayment in return!
BVOV : 21
