Charles Capps - Seed Time and Harvest

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SEEDTIME AND HARVEST by

Charles Capps

HARRISON HOUSE

Tulsa, Oklahoma

















Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version Version of the Bible.

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SEEDTIME AND HARVEST The first chapter of 6enesis contains what I call the law of 6enesis. If (ou )et a )ood understandin) understandin) of this, it will help (ou understand 6od7s wa(s. The law of seedtime and harvest is God's method And God said! "et the earth #rin$ forth $rass! the her# %ieldin$ seed! and the fr&it tree %ieldin$ fr&it after his ind! whose seed is in itself! &(on the earth) and it was so And the earth #ro&$ht forth $rass! and her# %ieldin$ seed after his ind! and the tree %ieldin$ fr&it! whose seed was in itself! after his ind) and God saw that it was $ood 6enesis +8++,+#

Now let7s look at what 6od 6od said to Noah after the flood. 6od made a promise re)ardin) this earth. And Noah  offered #&rnt offerin$s on the altar And the "ord smelled a sweet savo&r* and the "ord said in his heart! I will not a$ain +&rse the $ro&nd an% more for man's

















sae  ,hiile the eart ,h earth h re rema main inet eth h! seed seedttime ime and harvest! and +old and heat! and s&mmer mer and and winter er!! and da% da% and and ni$ht shall not +ease 6enesis !8#0##

This is the method that 6od has chosen for this planet, and it will be that wa( as lon) as this planet is in eistence. eistence. Seedtime and har3est is 6od7s method. The law of 6enesis is one of 6od7s fied laws. /3er(thin) produces produces after its kind and the seed is in itself. It works that wa( in e3er(thin). The seed of strife is in strife itself. If (ou )et int into str strife ife with ith someon meonee, it will ill creat reatee mo morre strife. If (ou )i3e lo3e, (ou can reap lo3e. The seed is in itself. This is 6od7s method of seedtime and har3est. But sometimes people sa(, 9I know wh( (ou ou7r 7ree sp speeakin akin) ) 6od7s promi romisses. es. :ou :ou7re 7re ;us ;ust tr(in) to use 6od7s
















The >in)dom of 6od works this wa(. It7s as if a man sho&ld +ast seed into the $ro&nd 4ook at what ?esus had to sa( about the kin)dom. So is the in$dom of God! as if a man sho&ld +ast seed into the $ro&nd* And And sho& sho&ld ld slee slee( (! and and rise rise ni$h ni$htt and and da%! and the seed sho&ld s(rin$ and $row &(! he noweth not how -or the eart earth h #rin rin$et $eth fort rth h fr&it of herself* first the #lade! then the ear! after that the f&ll +orn in the ear .&tt when .& when the fr& r&iit is #r #ro o&$h &$ht fort orth! immediatel% he (&tteth in the si+le! #e+a&se the harvest is +ome @ark %8##"

This is somethin) somethin) (ou can do. ?esus said that (ou are the one plantin) the seed. :ou speak it out of (our mouth. in)dom of 6od is as if a man should cast seed into the )round. @ark %8+2#0 shows that the heart of man is the soil, or )round. Notice ?esus said, -or the earth the heart of



















manC #rin$eth forth fr&it of herself* first the #lade! then the ear! after that the f&ll +orn in the ear @ark %8#!C. Sometimes people )i3e up before the har3est. @an( of (ou readin) this book ha3e done that. :ou )a3e up durin) the )rowth process. In @ark ++8#&, ?esus tells us the principle of the the law law of fait faith. h.
The Seed Is a Ne+essit% Sometimes people think it7s )oin) to happen ;ust because the( sa( it. Sa%in$ it is involved in (lantin$ it But it won7t necessaril( happen ;ust because (ou sa( it. I want (ou to )et this point, because man( people )et hold of @ark ++8#& and run off into left field and make a mess of

















sa(in) to a farmer about farmin), 7:ou won7t nece ecessaril ril( ha3e a3e a har3 ar3est est ;ust because (ou plant. But (ou will ne3er ha3e a har3est if (ou don7t plant.7
















6od o3er and o3er are ;ust tr(in) to act like 6od=9 :es= That7s eactl( what we7re tr(in) to do8 A+t as God wo&ld a+t in a similar sit&ation
1ow was man )oin) to ha3e dominionE :ou can understand how dam could run the ;ack rabbit out of the cabba)e, but what was he )oin)

















the same wa( 6od didAwith the power of faith filled words. 1e was to subdue the earth, and he was to do it 6od7s wa(.
In other words, pra( the desireF don7t pra( the thin) that (ou don7t desire. Speak the thin) desired, e3en when (ou pra(.

Sow It the ,a% God Said It
















(ea+e That7s the seed (ou are sowin). 6o to the

ha3e a3e a har3e r3est ;us ;ust because he planted. But plantin) is in3ol3ed in obtainin) obtainin) a har3est. There will be no har3est without plantin). The law of 6enesis sa(s e3er(thin) produces after its kind. But the 3er( thin) which 6od has desi)ned to cause us to be 3ictorious in life can also work in re3erse for us, if we don7t follow the instruction bookA6od7s


















bonda)e. But I ha3e had people sa(, 9This confession teachin) ;ust puts me in bonda)e. I can7t sa( an(thin) an(more, because I ha3e to watch what I7m sa(in). :ou can see it takin) effect when (ou ha3e to watch what (ou are sa(in). Some of the thin)s (ou continuall( speak are causin) (our problems.
















Version sa sa(s, If %e had faith as a $rain of m&stard seed! %e might sa%. . . . But other transl translati ations ons sa(, sa(, If %e had faith as a seed! %e wo&ld sa%    NSB,
a stron)er statement than the >in) ?ames translation. And the "ord said! if %e had faith as a $rain of m&stard seed %e mi$ht sa% &nto this s%+amine tree! .e tho& (l&+ed &( #% the root! and #e tho& (lanted in the sea* and it sho&ld o#e% %o& 4uke +$8

4ro#lems O#e% 0o& ?esus did not sa( the tree would obe( 6od, and 1e did not sa( it would obe( the 1ol( Spirit. He said it wo&ld o#e% %o& These are the words

















b( hearin) the spoken
4lantin$ the Seed  seed does not produce unless (ou plant it. If (ou had one )rain of wheat, (ou couldn7t make biscuits out of it. :ou :ou couldn7t make )ra3( out of it because it is not enou)h. But, if (ou are smart enou)h to plant it and keep plantin) the har3est, e3entuall( (ou could feed the world from the wheat that )rain produced. It is simple.
















8&! sa(s, Give! and it shall #e $iven &nto %o&* $ood ood mea meas&re! (ress essed down own! and and shaen aen to$e to$eth ther er!! and and r& r&nn nnin in$ $ over over!! shal shalll men men $ive $ive into %o&r #osom The( sa(, 9
















The
-aith S(eas ?esus said to the apostles, If %e had faith as a seed! %e would sa% sa% to the the s%+ s%+ami amine Black @ulberr(C tree    /3ide 3ident ntl( l(,, the( the( were were walkin) down a Kpath, and the tree was ri)ht in the middle of the path. This tree was an obstacle in their wa(. ?esus said, Gellows, if (ou had faith as a seed, (ou could sa( to this inanimate ob;ect, this tree, 7Be plucked up b( the roots, be planted in the the sea, and itA itAthe tre treeAw eAwou ould ld ob obee( (ou ou.H .H nother paraphrase of 1is words would be, GIt would obe( (our faithfilled words, if (ou had



















:ou probabl( won7t see those thin)s remo3ed either. ?esus is not talkin) about uprootin) trees an(wa(, no more than 1e is talkin) about blowin) @ount /3erest into the sea when 1e said, ,hosoever shall sa% &nto this mo&ntain #e tho& removed He's talin$ a#o&t (ro#lem areas in %o&r life! about situations that (ou face and

circumstances circumstances (ou don7t know how to handle. 1e tells (ou to sa( to that situation, GBe plucked up, be planted in the seaF depart, be )one.H Tell it what to do and where to $o

















ph(sicall(. 1e had to do it with his faith and the power of words. 1e had to operate in dominion b( his faith. 1e had to operate the wa( 6od operated. 1e was in 1is likeness.

The Ton$&e De+eives the Heart If an% man amon$ %o& seem to #e reli$io&s! and #ridleth not his ton$&e! #&t de+eiveth his own heart! this man's reli$ion is vain ?ames +8#

?ames said, GIf an( man seems to be

















#% hearin$ -ear also +omes the same wa%

If (ou pra( one thin) and sa( another, %o&r sa%in$ will n&llif% %o&r (ra%in$

S(irit&al "aw ,ors Someone made the statement that those who sa% the% +an and those who sa% the% +an't are #oth ri$ht re$ardin$ an% sit&ation (owerr of God God's 4earn to operate in the (owe ,ord and the law of faith
















own rules and spoken thin)s we didn7t mean and then sa(, 9
















safel(. It will heat (our house, cook (our food, and wash (our clothes.


















other thin)s. Sometimes (ou think (ou are ;ust bein) honest, and (ou loose the de3il a)ainst (our finances b( sa(in) thin)s like, G
















are (owerf&l #e+a&se %o& release them into %o&r s(irit

:ou release the abilit( of 6od b( speakin) 6od7s
















powerful. 4et me share with (ou what the 4ord spoke to me in +"$% in Lallas, Teas. 1e said8 Not Not one #it of the (ower has de(arted from M% ,ord There is as m&+h (ower in M% ,ord now as there was the da% that I s(oe it M% ,ord is not void of (ower8#&t

















-aith 1omes #% Hearin$
















which is the substance of the thin) desired. aith in 6od and 1is
-ear Also 1omes #% Hearin$ ear comes b( hearin) the words of the de3il. So if hearin) 6od7s


















alone! #&t #% ever% word that (ro+eedeth o&t of the mo&th of God @atthew %8%

















-ro3erbs $8#,& M% heart is inditin$ a $ood matter) I s(ea of the thin$s whi+h I have made

















o3er tomorrow. ?esus is not talkin) about heart attacks. 1e could be, b( the law of double reference, but I

















,ords of "ife There is life in e3er(
















Aweakness, Aweakness, dependin) upon what (ou speak into (our spirit. That is what the


























































































































































Charles Capps - Seed Time and Harvest

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