The outpouring of the Spirit is likened in Scripture to a deluge of rain on a dry and thirsty land. But if that deluge is to result in a harvest, then the soil must first be prepared. "Break up your fallow ground," cries the prophet Hosea, " for it is time to seek the Lord, that He may come and rain righteousness upon you.." (Hosea 10:12)
TRAPPED IN LIVING A LIFE OF SPIRITUAL UNPRODUCTIVITY
What is fallow ground? It is land which now lies idle through lack of cultivation -- hearts of many who profess the name of Christ but are spiritually unproductive and void of spiritual growth.
Fallow ground is hard; that is why it needs to be broken up. Hardness is not confined to those who have denied the faith or fallen into deep sin. There are believers today sitting under ministry year after year without giving any evidence of spiritual growth. They have been deprived of spiritual understanding, though their minds are being filled with biblical information they have had no teaching about their Christ identity, right standing with God and walking in the Spirit.
The insensitive heart does not hear. There are burdens God wants to share, but He cannot do that if we are out of touch.
DAILY APPREHENDING THE ASCENDED LIFE IN CHRIST
Fallow ground is weed-bound. If we are not diligently cultivating the garden of our soul, we may be sure that spiritual weeds are flourishing, thereby blocking the flow of love that is necessary in growing in the ascended Life in Christ.
Fallow ground is unfruitful. The ultimate purpose of the Lord's dealings with us is that we may be fruitful (John 15:16). Nothing short of fruit that remains through our Christ calling will satisfy Him. It is possible to be religiously active, ever zealous in our service to God, yet when a hungry Savior comes to us, as to the fig tree, looking for fruit, He finds nothing but the leaves of our busyness. And so He goes His way as hungry as when He came, and deeply disappointed that we have been living into our self agendas, thereby, being unavailable to help other Believers with their spiritual growth so they could become the world changers they were meant to be.
WE BREAK UP THE FALLOW GROUND
What then is to be done with this unproductive fallow ground? We are to break it up, says the prophet. Noticed, it is not primarily a question of God breaking us, but of us breaking ourselves. We must be careful to not put the obligation of breaking ourselves upon God -- "Please break me" -- when He has already put the obligation on us by saying, "You break your own fallow ground" (Hosea 10:12).
Of course we cannot do this without Him. But when He sees us responding to His command in obedience and faith, He will do His part, working in us by His Spirit through affirming and meditating on the scriptures that have to do with our Christ identity.
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
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