KFLCC Kingdom Economics

Parabolic Principles of Financial Growth and Blessing

Remember, just like a dead vine, what doesn’t produce will kill the fruit. Pruning includes purging the wrong thinking, the negative attitudes, and the wrong people that surround you. 5. Time to Harvest One significant principle that operates in both the spiritual and secular world is that we all reap whatever we sow (Gal. 6:7). The seed planted today is the future harvest gathered tomorrow. Thoughts today become actions tomorrow; dreams today become destinies of the future. Harvesting produce from lands and vines requires work, and the fruit of your labors must be gathered in the time of the harvest. Grains, grapes, olives and figs all mature but do not harvest themselves. Machines reap the grains, other types of equipment move through groves shaking the small olives from olive trees, and reapers gather grapes from the vines. In Israel grains and fruits are harvested at different seasons of the year. Barley is gathered in the spring, wheat in early summer, and grapes in the late summer and early fall. For a church or ministry, the fruit of labor is represented by the individual souls and families who are won to Christ and impacted with the gospel. Paul spoke of “fruit abounding to your (heavenly) account” (Phil. 4:17). James taught that God waits patiently for the “precious fruit of the earth” (James 5:7), meaning the souls of mankind that become ripe for harvesting for eternal life after hearing the gospel. For those investing, the fruit of your labor is the return from your investment. If you rent property, when renters bring you a check they are bringing you the fruit of your labor that you spent providing them housing. For a car salesperson, the commission from the sale of a vehicle is the fruit of your labor. A person who works using their hands, mind, or communication gifts should never be embarrassed, ashamed, or intimidated when rewarded for their work, as this is the method used to bring income for your family and personal needs. The check you receive is the fruit from your efforts. With this fruit reward, you must also take seeds from the fruit and plant them again for a future harvest. This can be done through supporting charities, feeding programs, ministries, or being a blessing to others. By helping others, the door of blessing is opened for another future increase in your life. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler

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