{"id":7433,"date":"2023-02-19T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=7433"},"modified":"2023-02-02T06:20:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T11:20:52","slug":"prudent-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/02\/19\/prudent-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"Prudent Gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Colorful-Modern-Hello-Summer-Instagram-Post-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7434\" width=\"348\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Colorful-Modern-Hello-Summer-Instagram-Post-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Colorful-Modern-Hello-Summer-Instagram-Post-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Colorful-Modern-Hello-Summer-Instagram-Post-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Colorful-Modern-Hello-Summer-Instagram-Post-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Colorful-Modern-Hello-Summer-Instagram-Post-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Colorful-Modern-Hello-Summer-Instagram-Post.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Leviticus+7%3A28-9%3A6&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Leviticus 7:28-9:6<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+3%3A31-4%3A25&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Mark 3:31-4:25<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+37%3A12-29&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 37:12-29<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+10%3A5&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Proverbs 10:5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse: <\/strong><em>\u201cHe who&nbsp;gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is&nbsp;a son who brings shame.\u201d Prov. 10:5<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farmers understand seasons better than anyone. They know how many days they can plant and harvest. Not harvesting means not eating. Farmers who sleep through the harvest won\u2019t provide for their families or survive the winter months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;&nbsp;therefore&nbsp;pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to&nbsp;send out laborers into his harvest.\u201d Matthew 8:37-38<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People yearn to know about Jesus and receive the gift of eternal life He offers.&nbsp;&nbsp; Becoming a prudent child means we take every opportunity to share Christ\u2019s love with others. Experiencing a bountiful harvest requires laborers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our time in the sun lasts for a short while; life on earth ends all too quickly. But eternity with God doesn\u2019t end. Sharing Jesus\u2019 love to the best of our ability will help build God\u2019s kingdom and ensure a bountiful harvest. Don\u2019t sleep through the harvest. Take every opportunity to plant seeds of love and yield a bountiful harvest for the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lord, forgive us for missed opportunities to harvest.\u00a0 Help us plant seeds of love everywhere we go, leading to a bountiful harvest for You.\u00a0 In all things, let us honor and serve You well. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Leviticus 7:28-9:6, Mark 3:31-4:25, Psalm 37:12-29, Proverbs 10:5 Daily Verse: \u201cHe who&nbsp;gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is&nbsp;a son who brings shame.\u201d Prov. 10:5 Farmers understand seasons better than anyone. They know how many days they can plant and harvest. Not harvesting means&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/02\/19\/prudent-gathering\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Prudent Gathering<\/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-7433","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\/7433","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=7433"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7447,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7433\/revisions\/7447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}