THINGS YOU SHOULD DO TO GET INTO YOUR HARVEST

Pr. Geoffrey Kibombo

At the beginning of every year, God sends His Rhema or Prophetic word through His servants. Some people get hold of that word, believe it and see it come to pass in their lives, others just hear and act not, while others fail to harvest when their season comes. However, when God sends His word, you don't help Him by praying more about it, but rather by believing it, praying in it and attacking the devil that might hinder it. 
It is only you with flesh and blood that has the power to combat the devil because God gave you dominion. Genesis 1:28 [NLT] declares; “Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

Therefore in order for you to enter into your harvest or realise your prophesy, you have got to play your part. God will send His word, but its you to water it so that it can germinate and bear fruit. Below are some of the things you need to do in order to enter into your harvest and realise God's word in your life.

1) Fast

There are some things that can’t get done or achieved without fasting. That is why at the beginning of every year we fast throughout the whole month of January and even set up a prayer altar (because fasting without prayer is hunger strike). The disciples loved God, followed Jesus and believed His teaching but when they ran into a demon possessed boy, they couldn't cast it out (Mark 9:14-29). There are some things we want God to do and we have got to pay the price. Some believers don't take the Christian life serious enough; they have been overcome by the power of food; but if you can't overcome the belly you control, how will you overcome the devil? Some things can't change without putting food aside for a while. We live in a spiritual world and fasting increases our spiritual power - it flashes out all distractions and contaminations making us solely completely open and close to the Almighty God; that is why the first act Jesus performed before beginning his ministry was fasting (Mathew 4). Jesus expects us to fast - it’s a command not a negotiation. Make a decision to start this year with fasting and you will see God at work in your life.

2)  Fight the enemy 
The Midianites and Amalekites are some of the nations that attacked and oppressed the Israelites; they robbed and destroyed their harvest. They would harvest what the Israelites had planted and give the remainder to their dogs. 
Judges 6:3-4 [ESV] - “For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. 4 They would encamp against them and devour the produce of the land, as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel and no sheep or ox or donkey.”
God has given us His word but that doesn't mean its all flawless. We have got to fight the enemy and inhibit him from our harvest

3)  Fight what is attacking your breakthrough
The devil has exalted some things to fight against the word of God; he doesn't want you to get into your harvest or get your miracle; but God has given us the power and weapons to fight the devil and any spirits that might hinder us from getting into our harvest. Songs of Songs 2:15 (ESV) says; “Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.”   
Fight the devil before he afflicts your harvest. The enemy waits for your time of fruition so as to rob you of your harvest. During Solomon's time, they might have focused on big things and ignored the foxes which ended up spoiling the vineyards. Examine your self and get rid of any habit and deed that might hinder your harvest or breakthrough.

Daniel 10:12-13 (TLB) says;

“Then he said, “Don’t be frightened, Daniel, for your request has been heard in heaven and was answered the very first day you began to fast before the Lord and pray for understanding; that very day I was sent here to meet you. 13 But for twenty-one days the mighty Evil Spirit who overrules the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the top officers of the heavenly army, came to help me, so that I was able to break through these spirit rulers of Persia.”

God hears our prayers but at times our miracles and breakthrough are delayed by the rulers of the darkness of this world; a believer's battle is not against flesh and blood but rather against the spiritual forces of evil in heavenly realms hence the need to wage war. The Bible teaches in Ephesians 6:12 (TLB) that; “For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against persons without bodies—the evil rulers of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings and great evil princes of darkness who rule this world; and against huge numbers of wicked spirits in the spirit world.” The world has always been a wicked place, that is why very Christian is commanded in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NKJV) to; pray without ceasing. We ought to always pray and fight the principalities that block our breakthrough and miracles.

4) Resist things that oppose your harvest. 

Be prepared for the harvest, both spiritually and physically. Matthew 9:37-38 (NKJV) says; ‘Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
You must fight the ancestral powers and pessimistic thoughts that hinder you from getting into your harvest. There is a generational curse or hindrance from the past that must be destroyed in order to see the harvest God has prepared for you. 

5) Believe God and His Word
In this line you must transform your mind according to what God has spoken about you. Be optimistic, stop doubting God and confessing negatively. Believe and cling unto the Word of God; have faith in His word and you will see Salvation. 
Judges 6:13-15 (MSG) says; 
"Gideon replied, “With me, my master? If God is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all the miracle-wonders our parents and grandparents told us about, telling us, ‘Didn’t God deliver us from Egypt?’ The fact is, God has nothing to do with us—he has turned us over to Midian.” 14 But God faced him directly: “Go in this strength that is yours. Save Israel from Midian. Haven’t I just sent you?” 15 Gideon said to him, “Me, my master? How and with what could I ever save Israel? Look at me. My clan’s the weakest in Manasseh and I’m the runt of the litter.” 16 God said to him, “I’ll be with you. Believe me, you’ll defeat Midian as one man.”

6) Rise up 
The time is now to act upon what God has declared upon you. Confess what God has spoken upon your life and frustrate the weeds of the enemy that try to prevent God's word from coming to fruition. Faith and confession are some of the growth elements you need to water God's word in order for it to sprout. 
Proverbs 6:4-11(NLT) teaches: “Don’t put it off; do it now! Don’t rest until you do. 5 Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net……..….9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? 10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest - 11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.”

May God bless you as you decide to work with Him this year.