First the Blade

This is what we want to look into more carefully during this time; the sure progression of God's grace in the soul of the regenerate believer is what is being talked about in verse 28. The earth, or the field of the believer's heart yields crops by itself. A true Christian's life starts out as a seed which is planted by the gospel minister and it grows in stages until Christ knows that that person's life is ready to be reaped. For it says in verse 29 it says – "But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come." So let's think about these things a little more.