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Farmers have formulas for planting,
BUT NOT FOR REAPING.
Planting is in our hands,
and reaping is in God's hands.


I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while]
was making it grow and [He] gave the increase.
So neither he who plants is anything
nor he who waters, but [only] God
Who makes it grow and become greater.
1 CORINTHIANS 3:6, 7


GOD HAS GIVEN you the great honor and responsibility of planting the seed of the Word of God in the lives of those you contact. But it is a great mistake to think you are also responsible to reap the harvest.To compare Paul as the planter and Apollos as the waterer of the Word is like comparing two candles and then watching the sun rise in the morning. It is because there is a Christ that there is a church. You must do your part but if there is any light or joy or love it is because of God, not you.You may plow the field and drop in the seed but you did not make the field or the seed. It is God's field and God's seed,His truth,His wisdom and His will.You can count on success because God has the power to reap what you have faithfully sown.