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“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:7-9)

Harvest has always been a season of celebration. The reward for sowing, watering and protecting precious seed symbolises abundance, life and fruit from a season of work and sacrifice. The formula for a harvest was established by God in Genesis 8:22 “as long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease”. Seeds must be buried in order to produce new life. This represents Christ, the ultimate ‘seed’ who was buried to release new and eternal life for us.

In Galatians, Paul describes the ‘seed’ as “doing good” and encourages to not grow weary, for at the proper time, in the correct season, we will reap a harvest. Sowing seeds is essential to a good harvest. Like the Parable of the Sower in Luke 8, we are called to abundantly sow seed without prejudice to the environment. Some of the most seemingly hostile environments, such as the Guinebor II hospital in Chad can produce the most abundant of harvests. In this hospital, due to the seeds sown of self-sacrifice, the harvest is salvations, healings and deliverances.