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Traveling preacher announces corn harvest in April
The nearby crop had barely sprouted. No tassels topped the field. Yet the preacher declared, ?The fields are ripe for harvest.?
Four months early? Barely in the ground? Surely not that field.
While his friends scratched their heads, he talked about planting, harvesting and eternal life.
He said, ?Someone else planted the field. You will help them by harvesting. Together you will bring in one crop.?
The preacher ...
DEBORAH MASELLI Special to The Ledger
Sep. 30, 2018 10:20 pm
The nearby crop had barely sprouted. No tassels topped the field. Yet the preacher declared, ?The fields are ripe for harvest.?
Four months early? Barely in the ground? Surely not that field.
While his friends scratched their heads, he talked about planting, harvesting and eternal life.
He said, ?Someone else planted the field. You will help them by harvesting. Together you will bring in one crop.?
The preacher explained a spiritual principle. His listeners focused on tangible realities. They misunderstood his story by focusing on the physical example.
Are you hearing the eternal truth?
John 4:35-38, The Bible
