Gospel Reflections #822: Growing in the newness of life in Jesus

Zechariah 10:1 "In the spring rain season, seek the Lord for rain. He will send thunder and pour down abundant rain for them, giving grass to all people in the fields."

The spring rain season is the final preparation for the harvest.

In the end times when God's work on earth is completed, the Holy Spirit guides devoted believers, and their earnest efforts are accompanied by special signs of God's grace.

As the earthly harvest nears its end, it is promised that special spiritual grace will be given to prepare the church for the coming of Jesus, the Son of Man.

The spring rain is spiritual grace for preparing the harvest, but it alone does not complete the preparation.

We are walking the path of faith, building our relationship with Jesus along the way.

The seed of our faith grows through our connection with Jesus.

And it is the spring rain that ripens the fruit further, allowing those who receive it to savor its full deliciousness.

If the fruit of our faith is not present, it cannot ripen.

Every choice we make in our daily life of faith influences this.

The most significant factor is whether we joyfully nurture the seed of new life God has given us.

God knows all our weaknesses, so what He looks at is not our ability, but only whose direction our eyes are turned toward.

The rest is done by God's power: He nurtures our seed, He intervenes to bear the fruit of our faith, and finally, He ripens that fruit.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.