2 Kings 19:29-31 ESV

29 “And this shall be the sign for you: this year eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same. Then in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. 30 And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD will do this.

29 “At ito ang magiging tanda para sa iyo: sa taong ito ikaw ay kakain ng tumutubo sa kanyang sarili, at sa ikalawang taon ay ang tumubo roon; at sa ikatlong taon ay maghahasik kayo, at aani, at magtatanim ng ubasan, at kakainin ninyo ang kanilang bunga. 30 Ang naiwang ligtas sa sambahayan ni Juda ay muling mag-uugat pailalim at magbubunga pataas; 31 sapagkat mula sa Jerusalem ay lalabas ang isang nalabi, at sa bundok ng Zion ay isang pangkat ng naiwan. Ang sigasig ng PANGINOON ang gagawa nito.

THE REMNANT SHALL BLOSSOM

In the aftermath of the soon Assyrian invasion, the kingdom may experience hardships. Life will be bleak. Their will be tightening of the belt for food production would be reduced. But, they should not be in despair.

They just to endure the first two years when there would be fragility of both human and economic conditions. But, they will survive. Why? The crops will spring up from what is already in the ground. Specifically, in the third year, it would be possible for them to resume their normal agricultural practices. “For you need patience that after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise.”[Heb 10:36]

There is a lot of optimism in God, who is sovereign. As the psalmist articulated;
“Those who sow in tears
shall reap with shouts of joy!
He who goes out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.”[Psa 126:5,6]

Armed with the sure promises of God, let us be faithful in active and productive waiting for God to fulfill His promises. God’s growth might be slow but it is sure. As Paul had admonished us, “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”[Gal 6:9] “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.”[1 Cor 15:58]

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