Calling In Your Harvest #1

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JERRY: Hello, everyone.
Welcome to our broadcast today.

Thank you for joining with us.
I’ve got some exciting things to

share with you from the Word of
God, so I trust that you have a

few moments to just relax and
enjoy the lesson today because I

believe you’re going to hear
some things that are life

changing. You know, someone
asked me one time, many years

ago, “Brother Jerry, what’s the
greatest spiritual law you’ve

ever learned?” And I did not
hesitate. I said to them,

immediately, “The greatest
spiritual law that I’ve ever

learned is the law of seedtime
and harvest.” I believe that

this is the law that God
intended for man to operate in.

In fact, I can show you, from
Genesis 1, that this was God’s

original intention, that man was
to have his life sustained by

the seeds that he sows. Now,
we’re going to be talking about

the law of seedtime and harvest,
sowing and reaping, but we’re

also going to be talking about
how to call in your harvest. You

know, it’s one thing to sow, and
I know many of you are sowers,

but what about the reaping part?
God expects you to receive a

harvest on every seed that you
sow. But a lot of God’s people

are not receiving their harvest,
and simply because, most of the

time, they’re not aggressive
enough. They tend to give up.

But we’re going to show you
today and for the next three

weeks, on this broadcast, how
that you can effectively call in

your harvest. Now, I want to
begin in Genesis 1, and let’s

lay a foundation. And we’ll
discover that immediately after

God created man, the Bible says,
in Verse 29, that God says to

them, “And God said, Behold I’ve
given you every herb bearing

seed, which is upon the face of
all the earth, and every tree,

in the which is the fruit of a
tree yielding seed; to you it

shall be for meat.” Now, there
are other translations that say,

“provision,” where you find the
word “meat” in the King James.

So what is God saying? “I’ve
given you seed for provision.”

In other words, God intended for
man to become a sower of seed

from his very existence. That’s
how he expected man to have his

life sustained, is by the seeds
that he sows. Now, the apostle

Paul follows up on this later in
the book of Galatians, Galatians

6. And it says, in Verse 7, “Be
not deceived; God is not mocked:

for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.” Now,

notice there he’s telling us,
based on what God said in

Genesis 1, that every seed that
you sow, you are to expect a

harvest from that seed, “For
whatsoever a man soweth, that

shall he also reap.” The
Phillips translation says, “A

man’s harvest in life depends
entirely upon the seeds which he

sows.” You know, I like to say
it this way: If you take a look

at your life right now, your
life is the sum total of the

seeds that you’ve been sowing.
If you don’t like the way your

life has turned out, then maybe
you need to till up the ground,

so to speak, and start sowing
different seed. You see, seed is

designed by God to produce
a harvest. If it’s a negative

seed, it’ll produce a negative
harvest; if it’s a positive

seed, it’ll produce a positive
harvest. You see, you need to

understand that your thoughts
are seeds, your words are seeds,

your actions are seeds. And Paul
even tells us in the Bible that

when we give of our finances,
that’s like sowing seed. And he

says that we can expect a
harvest. And we’re going to be

talking about financial harvest
quite a bit. But let’s go back

to Galatians 6, and once again
notice he says, “Be not

deceived.” In other words, “let
this sink in.” Don’t let anybody

tell you that you’re–you’re not
to expect a harvest from every

seed that you sow. God’s Word
says that you have. Now, you

know, growing up, no one
ever told me about expecting a

positive harvest. All I ever
heard was negative harvest. In

other words, I had people say,
“One of these days, you’re going

to start reaping all that seed
you’ve been sowing.” And they

were talking about the negative
things, you know, the negative

actions, the negative thoughts,
the negative words. And they

said, “Yes, you’re going to reap
what you sow.” But nobody ever

told me that you could apply
that in a positive way, that I

could train myself to think the
way God’s Word thinks, train

myself to speak the Word of God,
train myself to do and act on

the Word of God and expect a
harvest from that. Well, I

learned that from the Bible
about 47 years ago. And when I

did, I began to change the way I
thought, I began to change the

way I spoke, I began to change
my actions, and I began to

experience far better harvests
than what I was experiencing

before I learned this. So, you
can expect a harvest from every

seed that you sow. Once again,
Paul says, “Be not deceived; God

is not mocked: for whatsoever a
man soweth, that shall he also

reap.” He goes on to say, “For
he that soweth to his flesh

shall of the flesh reap
corruption; but he that soweth

to the Spirit shall of the
Spirit reap life everlasting.”

So notice there–there’s two
kinds of sowing here; you can

sow to your flesh, you can sow
to the Spirit. Sowing to the

Spirit would mean sowing what
you see from God’s Word,

speaking God’s Word, talking
God’s Word. You see, that’s

sowing to the Spirit. In other
words, the Holy Spirit will

watch over those words, God’s
Word that is coming out of your

mouth, and he’ll see to it that
it produces a harvest. Now,

what’s important is that you get
the Word of God down in your

heart in abundance, because when
the Word of God is in your heart

in abundance, that’s what’s
going to come out. And that’s

especially important when you’re
facing a crisis. You don’t want,

coming out of your mouth in
crisis, “Oh, my God, we’re going

to die. Oh, my God, we’re going
to lose everything.” No. You

want positive Word of God coming
out of your mouth in a crisis.

But you see, that’s not going to
happen if you don’t fill your

heart first with God’s Word.
When you fill your heart with

God’s Word–and this is
something you need to be doing

on a daily basis. Spend time in
the Word each and every day so

that the Word of God becomes
indwelling, that it dwells in

your heart richly, as the
apostle Paul said. And Jesus

said, “Then out of the abundance
of your heart your mouth will

speak.” So when you speak God’s
Word, it’s like planting a seed.

Now, I can prove that to you
from Mark 4. Let’s go there.

Mark 4:26, it says, “And Jesus
said, So is the kingdom of God,

as if a man should cast seed
into the ground; and should

sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed should spring and

grow up, he knoweth not how. For
the earth bringeth forth fruit

of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the

full corn in the ear. But when
the fruit is brought forth,

immediately he putteth in the
sickle, because the harvest is

come. So notice he says, “The
kingdom of God is like sowing

seed.” Now, if you back up a few
verses, in Verse 14, it says,

“The sower soweth the word. And
these are they by the way side,

where the word is sown; but when
they have heard, Satan cometh

immediately, and taketh away the
word that was sown in their

hearts.” So notice, words are
like seeds, Jesus is telling us.

And Verse 16 says, “And these
are they likewise which are sown

on stony ground; who, when they
have heard the–the word,

immediately receive it with
gladness; and have no root in

themselves, and so endure but
for a time: afterward, when

affliction or persecution arises
for the word’s sake, immediately

they are offended.” And then
“These are they which are sown

among thorns; such as hear the
word, and the cares of this

world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, and the lusts of other

things entering in, choke the
word, and it becometh

unfruitful.” But then he says,
in Verse 20, “And these are they

which are sown on good ground;
such as hear the word, receive

it, and bring forth fruit, some
thirtyfold, some 60, and some a

hundred.” Now, the purpose in
reading that is to show you that

Jesus says, “Our words are like
seeds. God’s Word is like seed.”

When you’re speaking God’s Word,
it’s just like that farmer

planting seed in the ground.
Now, if you need healing, for

instance, if you need a harvest
of healing in your life, then go

to the Bible, find all the
healing scriptures you can find,

get them in your heart, and then
begin to speak them out of your

mouth. When you begin to speak
them out of your mouth, it’s

like sowing seed. And the Bible
says that if the ground is good,

then you can expect a harvest
30, 60, and even a hundredfold.

So if you need healing in your
life, once again, go to the Word

of God; find all the scriptures
pertaining to healing, get them

in your heart, speak them out of
your mouth, and then expect a

harvest of healing. In the same
manner, if you need the peace of

God in your life, if you tend to
worry a lot, if you tend to

become fretful, if you tend to
be full of anxiety, go to all

the scriptures, get you a
Strong’s Concordance, look up

all the scriptures on the peace
of God, and then put them in

your heart and speak them out of
your mouth. And eventually, you

will reap a harvest of peace.
It’s the same way with finances.

If you need a financial harvest,
then the first thing you need to

do is go to the scriptures and
find out what God’s Word says

about it. Get them in your
heart, speak them out of your

mouth, and then plant not only
Word seeds, but take finances

and sow them as a seed as well.
Because Paul tells us, in II

Corinthians 9, that our finances
are like seeds; and if you sow

them, then you can expect a
harvest from them just like the

farmer expects a harvest when he
plants his tomato seeds or he

plants his cotton seed. He
expects a harvest. Well, you

see, every time I sow finances,
every time I bless someone,

every time I give in to the
kingdom of God, I consider that

just like the farmer sowing a
seed. And God’s Word promises

that I can expect a harvest from
it. Now let’s look at that. II

Corinthians 9. I hope you’re
keeping up with all these

scriptures. II Corinthians 9:6,
the apostle Paul says, “But this

I say, He which soweth sparingly
shall reap also sparingly; and

he which soweth bountifully
shall reap also bountifully.” So

notice, Paul is telling us that
when I sow financial seeds, if I

sow sparingly, then I can expect
to reap a harvest that is a

sparingly harvest. However, on
the other hand, if I sow

bountifully, then I can expect
to receive a bountiful harvest.

Verse 7 says, “Every man
according as he’s purposed in

his heart, so let him give.”
Now, notice Paul is telling us

that giving is like seed sowing.
“So let every man give; not

grudgingly, or of necessity: for
God loveth a cheerful giver.”

And as a result, “God is able to
make all grace abound toward

you; that you, always having all
sufficiency in all things, may

abound to every good work.” So
once again, Paul is telling us

that when we sow finances, once
again, it’s just like the farmer

sowing corn. It’s just like the
farmer sowing cotton seed. When

he sows that seed, he expects a
harvest. He sows his seed, he

goes to bed, he doesn’t know
what’s going on underneath the

soil, but he does have
confidence in the seed, and he

has confidence in the soil. You
know, when I was a–a little

boy–I was born in Vicksburg,
Mississippi, on a farm, the same

farm that my dad grew up on. My
grandfather bought that farm in

1927. And my grandfather–it was
a working farm; he had crops, he

had cattle, he had hogs. I mean,
that’s how he made it through

the Depression. And when I was a
little boy, I loved going to the

field with my grandfather at
sowing time. And we’d get on his

big tractor, that old 1927
Massey Ferguson tractor, had

those steel cleats on the back.
I mean, you could knock trees

down with this thing. And we’d
go across the pasture. And–and

he would begin to till the soil.
And then it came time for sowing

the seed. And–and after we
sowed the seed, my grandfather

would put the tractor in the
barn. And I’ll never forget what

he said. “Son, we’re going to
have a good crop this year.” And

I’d say, “Grandpa, how do you
know we’re going to have a good

crop?” And he’d always say,
“Well, I planted good seed, and

this is good old Mississippi
Delta soil.” He said, “Son,

anything will grow in this
soil.” And so he had this

confidence that once he prepared
the ground, once he sowed his

seed–and he knew the soil was
good soil, he had this

confidence that we’re going to
have a good harvest. So he went

to bed. He didn’t stay up all
night worrying about it. He went

to bed, knowing that that seed
and that soil knew what to do.

And so he’d get up in the
morning, and he’d start talking

about harvest time. He was
expecting harvest time. “Son, it

won’t be long, and we’ll be
harvesting.” And, oh, what a

great joy that was when we’d go
out and harvest. Now, it was

hard work, but I’ll tell you,
you worked with a smile on your

face because it’s harvest time.
Now, the Bible is teaching us

that sowing words, speaking the
Word of God, is like sowing

seed. And if you speak God’s
Word, you can expect it to

produce a harvest. If–once
again, if you don’t like the

harvest that you’re experiencing
right now, if you don’t like the

way your life has turned out,
then you have no one to blame

but you because you’re the one
who sowed the seeds. Now, I know

you don’t want to hear that, but
it’s true. If you don’t like the

way your life has turned out,
you’re the one who sowed the

seeds. So perhaps what you need
to do is start sowing new seed.

You know, I remember years ago,
one of my dear friends, Charles

Capps, when I first met him, he
was still farming. And he had

just begun his teaching
ministry. And Charles would ask

me to come and speak there in
England, Arkansas. And Charles

had a–being a pilot, he had a
runway that he had cut right

through his cotton field, right
up near his house. And he had a

hangar at the end of it where he
kept his airplane. And when we’d

go there to preach, we’d fly our
little airplane into–into

Charles’ runway out there. It
was a grass runway, right out in

the middle of that cotton field.
And when I’d get to the end of

the–the runway, Charles would
be waiting there, help me get my

luggage out, and we’d go to the
house, and usually Peggy–his

wife Peggy would have dinner
ready for us. Well, every time

I’d landed there, there was
always cotton. But one time when

I landed there, I noticed there
was not cotton. There was

something else growing that I
wasn’t familiar with. So when I

got to the end of the runway,
got out of my airplane, Charles

said, “You got any luggage?” I
said, “Yes, sir.” I said,

“Charles, where’s your cotton?”
He said, “I didn’t plant any. Do

you have any luggage?” I said,
“Charles, why didn’t you plant

cotton?” He said, “I didn’t want
any. Do you have anymore

luggage?” I said, “Well,
Charles, what is that out there

growing now?” He said, “That’s
soy seed. Do you have anymore

luggage?” And I said, “Yes, I do
have some more luggage, but let

me ask you something. Why didn’t
you plant cotton this year?” He

said, “I didn’t want any. Is
that all your luggage?” I got a

revelation standing out there at
the end of Charles’ runway: If

you don’t want cotton, don’t
plant cotton. Well, it’s the

same way in your life. If you
don’t want sickness and disease,

if you don’t want poverty, lack,
and want, then maybe it’s time

for you to start planting new
seed. I said, “soy seed.” It was

soybean, okay? And so if you
don’t want cotton, and you want

soybean, then stop planting
cotton and start planting

soybean. If you don’t want
sickness and disease, stop

talking sickness and disease. If
you don’t want poverty, lack,

and want, stop talking it. Why?
Because your words are seeds.

Folks, I just showed you this
from the Word of God. I didn’t

make this up. This is not I
Jerry 4, it’s Mark 4. And he’s

telling us that our words are
like seeds, your thoughts are

like seeds, your actions are
like seeds, your finances are

like seeds. Why? Because God
intended, from the very

beginning, for man to have his
life sustained by the seeds that

he sows. When he told Adam, “I
give you every herb bearing

seed, and it shall be for meat
for you,” in other words, what

he’s saying, “Son, learn the law
of seedtime and harvest, because

this is how you’re going to
provide for yourself. You’re

going to provide for yourself by
sowing seeds.” Well, Genesis

8:22 says, “As long as the earth
remains, seedtime and harvest

shall not cease.” So what’s that
tell us? That same law that God

gave Adam way back there in
Genesis 1, and told him, this is

the law that you will have your
life sustained by: “As long as

the earth remains, seedtime and
harvest shall not cease.” So

what is that telling us? That as
long as the earth remains–and I

submit to you it’s still
here–then this is the way God

wants us to have our lives
sustained today, by the seeds

that we sow. You know, when you
learn this, I’m telling you,

it’s going to become the
greatest spiritual law you have

ever learned. I am so glad I
learned the law of seedtime and

harvest many, many years ago.
Learning how to apply it in a

positive way, it changed my
life. And now my life, once

again, is the sum total of the
seeds that I’ve sown. And let me

tell you this: I like my life. I
like the way it’s turned out. I

like what God’s Word has
produced. And I know that it’s

because I discovered this law,
and I began to appropriate it,

and God honored it. God always
honors his Word. So I want to

encourage you today, I want to
encourage you to make a quality

decision that you’re going to
become more selective about what

you think about. Quit thinking
negative thoughts. Cast them out

of your mind. The Bible says, in
II Corinthians 10, that if you

don’t cast them out of your
mind, they can become a

stronghold. And then he says, in
that same chapter, that we can

pull down these strongholds, and
we can cast down every thought

and every imagination that does
not agree with God’s Word. Why

is it so important that you cast
them down? Because if you allow

them to stay in your mind,
eventually they’re going to drop

down into your heart. And once
they get into your heart, you’re

going to begin to speak them out
of your mouth, and it’s going to

produce a harvest, and it’s
going to be a harvest that you

do not want. So, let me
encourage you today, become more

selective about what you allow
in your mind. “You mean I can do

that, Brother Jerry?” Yes, you
can. The apostle Paul tells us,

in Philippians 4, he tells us to
think on these things. And then

he lists there what you should
think about. So, that’s your

assignment. As soon as we get
off the air, I want you to begin

to go to the Word, look up these
scriptures we talked about. Go

to Philippians 4 where Paul
tells you what you should be

thinking, and–and learn to cast
down every negative thought.

Why? Because those negative
thoughts are also negative

seeds. Cast them down. Don’t let
them get down into your heart.

And then replace them with the
Word of God. Think on these

things: Things that are lovely,
things that are just, things

that are of a good report,
things that are true. That’s the

Word of God he’s talking about.
And you get the Word of God in

your mind and get the Word of
God in your heart, and then it

comes out of your mouth in the
form of a seed, and it is going

to produce positive harvest.
It’s going to produce a harvest

that you’re going to be thrilled
about. Praise God. So, once

again, a man’s harvest in
life–Galatians 6, the Phillips

translation, “A man’s harvest in
life depends entirely upon the

seeds that he sows.” You’re in
charge of your future. You’re in

charge of your destiny. Once
again, learn to plant positive

seeds. Learn to plant the Word
of God. And as you do, you’re

going to see that God will
confirm it with signs following.

He will back it. He will cause a
harvest to come forth that

you’re going to like. Now, it’s
very important, in Galatians 6

and Verse 10, it says, “And let
us not grow weary in well

doing.” So it’s very important
that you don’t get weary, that

you don’t give up. That’s what
happens a lot of times; people

give up before the harvest
comes. You see, if the farmer

did that, if he got up about
three days after he sowed his

seed and went out there and saw
that there’s nothing coming up

yet, and he went back home and
told his wife, “I’m going to get

my tractor, and I’m going to
plow up the whole field. That

seed’s been in the ground for
three days now, and nothing’s

happening,” that’s foolishness,
and you know it is. Well, it’s

the same way with you speaking
the Word of God, and then three

days later you haven’t seen any
results, and you say, “This

stuff doesn’t work.” No, don’t
do that. “Let us not grow

weary,” because if you grow
weary and you faint,” the Bible

says, “you will not reap.” But
if you hold on steadfast,

immovable, don’t give up, don’t
cave in, then the Bible says you

will reap your harvest. Praise
God. Amen? So you think about

those things, and let’s begin to
expect a harvest like we’ve

never experienced before. I want
you to watch this special

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ANNOUNCER: There’s
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reap. Now is the time for
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harvest? In the powerful
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Your Harvest,” Jerry Savelle
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Your part in the manifestation
of your harvest, How the seeds

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How to know when your harvest is

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best is coming your way, and we

also believe that you’re going
to continue to increase in the

favor of God. Thank you once
again for joining us today. It’s

been a delight sharing the Word
with you. I’m closing now with

these remarks. You know what
they are. This is Jerry Savelle

reminding you that your faith
will overcome the world.

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