A) INTENTLY Again, the prophet is not speaking to the pagan, idolatrous nations of the world. He is speaking to the people of God saying, up YOUR fallow “Break ground.” If the is to be broken up, then it can only, “fallow ground” and must only be done intently. It requires a decision of your will. It requires an exercise of your volition. With great intent you going to break up the fallow decide, “I’m ground of my heart.” Notice that he does not say that he will break up their nor, does he say that God will break up “fallow ground;” their No, he says, break up your “fallow ground.” “You fallow ground.” What does that mean? The word is the interesting “break” Hebrew word nir. The word is translated “lamp” 35 times, times, and Thus, it literally “candle” 9 “light” 4 times. or means, “to glisten, shine.” In other words, we must give God permission to pull His John Deere out of and allow the deep plow Heaven’s barn, of the Holy Spirit to dig as deep as He will. It means that we backhoe to dredge deep allow God’s within the recesses of our heart to pull up everything that is there, and bring it to the surface. It means that we are willing to come clean before God, confess any known, or unknown sin of commission or
A) INTENTLY Again, the prophet is not speaking to the pagan, idolatrous nations of the world. He is speaking to the people of God saying, “Break up YOUR fallow ground.” If the “fallow ground” is to be broken up, then it can only, and must only be done intently. It requires a decision of your will. It requires an exercise of your volition. With great intent you decide, “I’m going to break up the fallow ground of my heart.” Notice that he does not say that he will break up their “fallow ground;” nor, does he say that God will break up their “fallow ground.” No, he says, “You break up your fallow ground.” What does that mean? The word “break” is the interesting Hebrew word nir. The word is translated “lamp” 35 times, “candle” 9 times, and “light” 4 times. Thus, it literally means, “to glisten, or shine.” In other words, we must give God permission to pull His John Deere out of Heaven’s barn, and allow the deep plow of the Holy Spirit to dig as deep as He will. It means that we allow God’s backhoe to dredge deep within the recesses of our heart to pull up everything that is there, and bring it to the surface. It means that we are willing to come clean before God, confess any known, or unknown sin of commission or
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