{"id":11270,"date":"2024-10-28T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=11270"},"modified":"2024-09-12T08:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T13:55:59","slug":"regular-harvest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2024\/10\/28\/regular-harvest\/","title":{"rendered":"Regular Harvest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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They do not say to themselves, \u2018Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.\u2019<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremiah 5:24<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremiah chapter five investigates Jerusalem\u2019s morals, diving into the ingrained sin of the nation, which leads to the revelation of the low spiritual state of the people. Instead of heeding the Lord\u2019s gracious calls to repent, the country refused to submit to God\u2019s sovereignty. And just like that, Jeremiah reveals the same struggle we have today. Staying surface doesn\u2019t dig into the depths of our hearts to reveal the ingrained sin we all have.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picking up our crosses means we must die to our selfish desires\u2014and we all have selfish desires. A friend called me a Pharisee yesterday because I questioned his heart’s motivation. As I said to him, we are all sinners needing grace.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.\u201d Prov. 12:1 <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fearing the Lord means acknowledging His sovereignty and our sins. Accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior begins a journey into the depths of our soul, revealing the darkness within and exposing it to God\u2019s light. Looking at the good, bad, and ugly in our lives takes work and doesn\u2019t happen quickly, but it does transform us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lord, thank You for searching our hearts, revealing our iniquities, and recognizing our need for Jesus. Please help us keep our eyes focused on You, giving us the strength we need to deny ourselves and pick up our crosses. Let us experience a regular harvest of love, joy, and peace as we submit to You. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

IJNIP. Amen <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two-minute read. They do not say to themselves, \u2018Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.\u2019  Jeremiah 5:24  Jeremiah chapter five investigates Jerusalem\u2019s morals, diving into the ingrained sin of the nation, which leads to the revelation of the… Continue reading Regular Harvest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11270"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11273,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11270\/revisions\/11273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}