Hos 10:12- Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Farmers, in my opinion, are the hardest working people on the earth. They rise early, go to bed late, and take little or no breaks. Their livelihood depends on hard work, weather conditions, scheduling, timing, and patience. Any miscalculations or no cooperation of the previous things could cause the farmer financial hardship. His first concern is to break up the fallow ground. If he plants seeds on uncultivated ground he cannot expect a harvest. The plants might shoot upwards, but prospering depends upon the seeds being in the depth of the earth.
The Word of God is a seed (Luke 8:11). Whenever we read, hear, or speak God’s Word, we must ask ourselves a question: How deep did the unadulterated gospel go into my heart? Did I let it go deep enough to reap a harvest? When bad habits, addictions, and conduct unbecoming a Christian persists, we need to ask ourselves a question: What have I wrought (created)? Like the farmer, we should understand that hard work will eventually payoff. When we wakeup early to spend time in the presence of the Lord, we are breaking up the fallow ground of our hearts. This will cause God’s loving-kindness to send the latter rain. Our initial salvation is free (the induction into the Body of Christ), but God’s saving power throughout our lives comes at a cost: to walk in the righteousness of Jesus Christ. We accomplish this by sowing His Word in our hearts