Can We Still Harvest Seeds? By Sharon K. Connell
When we didn’t have to worry about a pandemic causing havoc in our lives, and we could go out in the world and talk to people one-on-one, it was so much easier to present the gospel to everyone. But this is the world we have today. Paranoia has set in for many people. Others are just trying to do their best to stay healthy. That’s my husband and me. Most strangers don’t want to take a chance on spending time with people they don’t know, much less listen to them talk about God. They hurry by you. The only one-on-one experiences today for the most part are at the doctor’s office or the dentist. They have to talk to you, but they are also very busy. Still, you can mention how good God’s been to you and bless their day. I leave a tract at the checkout desk. It probably gets thrown away, but you never know.
Gospel tracts are a good way of spreading God’s Word and telling others how to escape the fires of hell and gain a home in heaven. I carry them in my purse. Sure, a lot of them will never get picked up off a table, are discarded, or refused when you hold it out to someone. But since I wear gloves, some will take the chance. They’ll stuff it in their pocket or purse for later. However, online is a perfect place to spread the gospel. No germs, no one-on-one encounters, just your story in the form of a testimony or a verse given here and there. I use memes with gospel verses every day on all my social media sites. The stories I publish always have a gospel message or truth for the reader. The Bible says, “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV)
So what does a Christian do to spread the gospel as we should in such a world as we have today? And how do we see the harvest ripen? When do we see the harvest come in? We may not see the fruits of our labors until we are home with our Lord. But that shouldn’t stop us from planting the seeds.
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