Are The Fields White Unto Harvest?

Literly I would have to say that that if ones climate supports the growing of the seed it takes about 4 months to turn white and be ready for harvest. But I take this verse to be more spritual than literal John 4:34 "Jesus saith unto them, "My meat is to do the will of Him That sent me, and to finish His work."This now is the teachings of Christ. Jesus meat is to do the will of the Father that sent Him. When Jesus started on that work, He didn't want other things to interfere with those duties at hand. Jesus knows that the woman was about to bring out the whole town and the teaching will begin.John 4:35 "Say not ye, 'There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest?' Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest."Jesus is telling the disciples that the woman is coming back and the whole town is on it's way with her. When you sow a seed into the ground, there is about four months until the harvest of the literal crop . I believe What Jesus is telling us, is that when we plant the type of seed that Christ wants us to sow, expect and be prepared for the harvest immediately. You plant the seed, and the fruit of your planting is now. The spirit takes that seed, and makes it grow, but we are to nurture it through the teaching of the Word.John 4:36 "And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together."When you do the work for the kingdom of God, expect to receive wages for it. When we teach, or pray for the work of the Lord, or sing, or even usher, what ever you do for the harvest of the Lord, you will gather wages that will be collected throughout eternity. You have a part to do in the service of the Lord, and when the fruit of the harvest comes in, and the rewards come, and all will share in the harvest equally.

Matthew 9:37,38 - "Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest." The Greek word translated "send out" is "ekballo", which at the root level means to "drive out." "Ballo" is where we derive the English word for "ballistic." There is force and sense of urgency, a driving out, a thrusting out of laborers into His harvest.We see this same word used in the context of Mark 1:12, describing Christ's actions after He received the infilling of the Holy Spirit at the Jordan River where, with the Spirit now in Him, "Immediately the Spirit DROVE Him into the wilderness."Jesus isn't going to thrust us out ill-equipped -- He is going to give us His effectual wonder-working power and authority to help bring in the harvest quickly. He's giving us boldness to cast out every hindrance to breakthrough, to restore those dreams and visions of long ago that we thought were lost. He's empowering and sending us out! And quickly! Matthew 10:7,8 - "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.""As you go, preach!" God calls every believer to preach the Gospel with power. God will give us a vision of His purpose for us, commission us, and release us to fulfill it (our destiny). Jeremiah 20:9b - "But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not." His word will be in your heart like a burning fire, shut up in your bones. You won't be able to hold it back. When the Word becomes as a burning fire in your heart and bones your focus will be on harvest and it won't be denied you. With the workings of the Word in you, you'll become a slayer of any giant that stands in your way of harvest. Even if there's a wall, you'll leap right over it, slaying the giants to bring forth the victory. They will hear of the works of Christ, see the works of Christ, know the works of Christ, and receive the good news of the Gospel. They will see the light of the fire of the Word burning within us. James 1:17 - "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with who there is no variation or shadow of turning."John 12:36a - "While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." John 8:12 - "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." Albert Finchhttp://www.thekeys2kingdom.com