Gathering and sleeping
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame (Pro.10:5).
Summer means a favorable season when there is an open door or when there is opportune time. Ants do gather in summer and do not gather in winter. Summer is followed by winter when we cannot do much work outside. Many of us are not sensitive to the seasons in which we live. We do not work when we are supposed to work. We sleep in harvest. We as spiritual children cause shame to the Heavenly Father. The spiritual children of the ministers of God also cause shame to their spiritual fathers i.e pastors. There is a dear couple in Delhi with whom we have fellowship in our church. They are engaged in the most toughest work of translating the Bible into an Indian language which has no script. Both of them are very busy in this work and they have no time to promote their ministry among the churches for raising funds for their noble ministry. They gather in summer as wise sons. It takes a very long time for them to translate each chapter in the Bible. For them, the summer season is their time of ability to complete the Bible translation which may even take their entire life time.
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