Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. Hosea 10:12 – While I’ve lived my whole life in the Midwest, gardening and farming are a couple things I know almost nothing about. So when it said, “break up your fallow ground,” I had to look up what that meant. It means to work the hardened ground that was given time to rest for a year or longer so it can be ready to plant again. That hard ground hasn’t been ready for seed for awhile, and unless some hard work is done on it, it will never be ready for growing anything. Such can be our hearts, and such was the hearts of the people Hosea was speaking to. Due to their years of idolatry and disobedience, their hearts were harden to the Lord and unable to produce righteousness. It though wasn’t too late, they could choose to break up that fallow heart and ready it once again for God to grow something holy within them. Know today is a perfect day to break up your fallow ground if that’s your story. As I write this it’s Christmas, the day we celebrate our Savior being born. Yes, we may be hardened by sin, but Jesus has come and He can grow something beautiful from our hardened heart if we let Him. This Christmas, however fallow your ground is, begin the breaking up process by coming to the Lord and asking His help. He is ready to plant and to bring the rain, we just have to demonstrate to Him we’re ready to be used for Him. Merry Christmas! I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2949
Question To Ponder: Why would Christmas be a good day to begin readying your ground?
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