DON'T RUSH THE HARVEST !

DON'T RUSH THE HARVEST ! Let me give you an example concerning restoration of eyes. I heard of a lady who sat under some teaching on faith and healing. She wore glasses, but she was prayed for by the laying on of hands that her eyes would be restored. The next day she said, "I believe I receive my healing," so she didn't wear her glasses. She started having headaches immediately. She said, "Lord, I don't understand this. I believe I received my healing." She prayed about it, she prayed the prayer of petition, and the Lord said to her, "You don't have the manifestation yet. Hold fast to your faith. Hold fast to your confession. But go ahead and wear your glasses. But every time you put them on, say, Thank God, I believe I've received my healing. I believe my eyes are restored." She started doing that each time she wore her glasses. She mix faith with what she believed. By pulling off her glasses, she was trying to have full corresponding actions towards what she believed, but she didn't have full manifestation. She only had the blade, not the four corn in the ear. Remember, Jesus said, "First the blade, then the ear." It was conceived, and it was producing, but she didn't yet have the mature harvest. If she could have seen clearly, then that would be the full manifestation. There are some people that are not only living by faith, they are driving by faith, because they can't see. First, that's illegal; and second, it's foolishness when you don't have the manifestation. If you can see, then take your glasses off. But if you can't see, put your glasses on and stay legal. This lady confessed, "I believe I receive my healing; I believe I receive my healing," every time she put her glasses on. This went on for several months. Then she started having headaches with her glasses on, and she said, "Lord, I don't understand it. Now I'm having headaches with my glasses on." The Lord said, "Remove Your Glasses. Your sight is restored." What was she doing ? She was calling for the thing that she desired ! She had full manifestation. Her harvest had come. But this lady could have destroyed the harvest. She could have gotten over in unbelief by saying, "Why, this faith stuff doesn't work." She could have tried to have full corresponding action toward her faith when she didn't have "full corn in the ear." When she only had the blade. But she had conceived The Word of God, and she released her faith in that prayer. Some would say of her actions, "Well, that wasn't corresponding action." But she did act as far as she had manifestation. This is the action described in the text --- Mark, chapter 4. . . First the blade, then the ear, after that the four corn in the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he put it in the sickle, because the harvest is come. (Mark 4:28--29). You shouldn't have full corresponding action toward anything until you have the full manifestation. What's the bottom line ? Living faith. Confess your faith: in other words confess what you believe, and act as far as your faith is developed. Let your action agree with your manifestation. But don't go beyond your faith and manifestation.