Harvest Home 3/5-8

05-08 March 2017 - Harvest Home – Manna by Dorothy Callies

James 5:8 “You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.”

You also be patient . . .   Whoa! Who wants to be patient? James did! Did you know that James was the half-brother of Jesus? James had been with Jesus, his half-brother all his life. James was one of the half-brother who had doubted that Jesus was truly the Messiah. James saw his half-brother, Jesus on the cross.  James just can’t believe that Jesus bore all that suffering from stripes and being nailed to the cross. 

James saw that Jesus was very patient until Jesus said, “It is finished.”  James saw Jesus being alive from the dead.  James saw his half-brother went up to heaven.  James was there on the Day of Pentecost and James was filled with Holy Spirit.  

Finally, James was convinced how important it is to be patient in time of suffering. So James encouraged us and wrote, “You also be patient!” So how do I get to be patient?  James encouraged us to establish your hearts . . .

Establish your hearts . . .   It means you are to take control of what is going on in your hearts . . .   Sometime we tends to complain or gripe about problems, troubles, etc.  The root problem is the heart where the emotion area tends to get out of hand. So James encouraged us to be firm and be strong.  And don’t allow your heart loses its patience.

For the coming of the Lord is at hand  . . .    It means Jesus could come anytime. Just be ready like a farmer who waits for the precious fruit of the earth and has long patience for it.  Also James wrote in verse 7, “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord.”  We will soon “harvest home” and it would be well worth it.

Song: We’ll Work Till Jesus Comes

(Lyrics: Elizabeth Mills, Sing His Praise)

 O land of rest, for thee I sigh!

When will the moment come?

When I shall lay my armor by

And dwell in peace at home?

Chorus:

We’ll work till Jesus comes,

We’ll work till Jesus comes,

We’ll work till Jesus comes,

And we’ll be gathered home.

Jesus said, “Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. In this world you have been facing a lot of troubles, but I have spoken to you that in Me you can have peace. Yes, I say unto you, do not let your heart be troubled, and do not let yourself become afraid. This peace I am giving to you right now.  Let your hearts be at peace in My name!  Yes, in Jesus’ name. I say, Amen!”  [Ref: John 16:33; John 14:27]

Dorothy: Wow! Thank You, Jesus! Amen! We need to really ‘hear’ that! We love You!