Harvest means:

- The season for gathering in Agricultural crops.
- The act of gathering in crops
- An accumulated productive result
EXHORTATION
WHAT IS HARVEST?
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- HARVEST IS A SURE SEASON AFTER SEED TIME AS ORDAINED BY GOD
Genesis 8 v 22
“While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.”
2 HARVEST IS A TIME OF REAPING
- Galatia 6 v 9
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”
- HARVEST IS A TIME FOR YOU TO BRING FORTH ABUNDANT FRUITS
- John 15 v 8
By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

- James 5 v 7
“Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain”
4. HARVEST IS A TIME OF ACTUALISATION OF ALL GODLY PROMISES AND PROPHECIES
- Proverbs 23 v 18
“For surely there is a hereafter, And your hope will not be cut off.”
- Numbers 23 v 19
“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”
- Psalm 33 v 9
“For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.”
5. HARVEST IS A TIME OF REWARD AND DIVINE COMPENSATION
- John 4 v 34 – 36
v.34“Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.”
v.35 “Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!”
v.36 “And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.”
- Genesis 15 v 1
“After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
6. HARVEST IS A TIME FOR YOUR JOY OF HARVEST
- Isaiah 9 v 3 (NKJV)
“You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.”
- Psalm 126 v 1 – 6
v.1 “When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream.”
v.2 “Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations The Lord has done great things for them.”
v.3 “The Lord has done great things for us, And we are glad.”
v.4 “Bring back our captivity, O Lord, As the streams in the South.”
v.5 “Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy.”
v.6 “He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him.”
7. HARVEST IS A TIME OF ABUNDANT RAIN
- Eccl 11 v 3
“If the clouds are full of rain, They empty themselves upon the earth; And if a tree falls to the south or the north, In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie.”
- 1 Kings 18 v 41
“Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”
8. HARVEST IS A SEASON OF INCREASE AND SURPLUS
- Joel 3 v 13 (NKJV)
“Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, The vats overflow— For their wickedness is great.”
- Matthew 9 v 37 & 38
v.37 “Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.”
v.38 “Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
9. HARVEST IS A TIME TO EAT & DRINK THE GOOD OF YOUR LABOUR
- Eccl. 3 v 13 & 14
v.13 “and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.”
v.14 “I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it.God does it, that men should fear before Him.”
10. HARVEST IS A TIME FOR YOUR GROUND TO YIELD HER
INCREASE
- Zech 8 v 12
“For the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shall give its fruit,
The ground shall give her increase, And the heavens shall give their dew— I will cause the remnant of this people To possess all these.”
SCRIPTURAL LAWS OF HARVEST
- YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU SOW ACCORDINGLY
Galatia 6 v 7
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap”
2. YOU MUST PATIENTLY WAIT FOR YOUR HARVEST
- Habakkuk 2 v 3
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.”
3. YOU WILL HARVEST A HUNDRED FOLD OF WHAT YOU SOW
- Mark 10 v 29 & 30
v.29 “So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother ]or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s”
v.30 “who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life”
4. YOUR SEED WILL YIELD HARVEST AFTER ITS KIND
- Genesis 1 v 11 & 12
v.11 “Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.”
v.12 “And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.”
5. THERE IS A DUE SEASON FOR A HARVEST
- Numbers 23 v 19
“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”
6. YOUR HARVEST SEASON IS DIFFERENT FROM YOUR SOWING SEASON
- James 5 v 7
“Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain”
- Eccl. 3 v 1 – 2
v.1 “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:”
v.2 “A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted”
7. YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO HARVEST IF YOU DON’T SOW
- 2 Thess 3 v 10
“For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.”
- Eccl. 11 v 4
“He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap.”
GOD WILL DEAL WITH THE ENEMIES OF YOUR HARVEST
- Isaiah 49 v 24 – 26
v.24 “Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the captives [n]of the righteous be delivered?”
v.25 “But thus says the Lord: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, And the prey of the terrible be delivered; For I will contend with him who contends with you, And I will save your children.”
v.26 “I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, And they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. All flesh shall know That I, the Lord, am your Savior, And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- Matthew 13 v 24 – 30
v.24 “Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field”
v.25 “but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.”
v.26 “But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.”
v.27 “So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?”
v.28 “He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?”
v.29 “But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.”
v.30 “Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”
- Below are the enemies of your harvest you must pray against
Harvest Emptiers
Nahum 2 v 2
“For the Lord will restore the excellence of Jacob Like the excellence of Israel,
For the emptiers have emptied them out And ruined their vine branches.”
Harvest Wasters and Destroyers
- Isaiah 49 v 17
“Your sons shall make haste; Your destroyers and those who laid you waste
Shall go away from you.”
Harvest Swallowers
- Job 20 v 15
“He swallows down riches And vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly.”
Harvest Hijackers
- Daniel 10 v 12 – 13
v.12 “Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.”
v.13 “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia.”
Harvest Diverters & Delayers
- Isaiah 65 v 21
“They shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.”
Harvest Manipulators/Bewitchment
- Galatia 3 v 1
“O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified”
Harvest Devourers
- Malachi 3 v 11
“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field, Says the Lord of hosts”
B. WHY MUST YOU PRAY AGAINST THE ENEMIES OF YOUR HARVEST
John 10 v 10
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
- They are crafty and subtle in wasting people’s harvest.
- They wont attack your labour, they will allow you to labour very hard but waste your harvest.
- They allow business transactions to be ongoing but waste the harvest.
- They allow one to study hard but waste the harvest by unleashing tragedies.
- They make one to embark on prayer and fasting for days but waste the harvest through a terrible dream attack or any form of manipulation.
- They make one to procure facilities to set up a business but ensure the products are rejected until one goes bankrupt and be in debt.
- They make one to have children, train them but at the point of enjoying their fruits, they cause tragedies.‘
CONDITIONS FOR HARVEST
1. You must have relationship with God. John 3 v 16. Yield your life to God through our Lord Jesus Christ. You must be saved.
2. Live a life of Holiness. Shun Sins. Jer. 5 v 25. Sin is a Harvest destroyer.
3. Have Intimacy with God through meditation on His word on daily basis.
John 15 v 1 – 5.
4. Obey and do God’s Principles – Pay your Tithe, First fruit, offerings. Malachi 3 v 10, Prov. 3 v 9 & 10; Ezek. 44 v 30
5. Do not Grieve the Holy Spirit. Eph. 4 v 30.
6. Embark on Spiritual Warfare – Luke 18 v 1.
7. Watch and Pray, Prayer and Fasting is a must.
8. Make Restitution where and when necessary.
9. If you are on a wrong location, God must relocate you from that wrong house, wrong environment, wrong church, wrong business as you cannot testify nor progress in a wrong place.
10. Pray investigative, foundational prayers if your problems have overstayed.
11. Singles, stop sex before marriage so that you can be visited by God.
12. Avoid, bitterness, wrath, unforgiveness, heresies, malice, jestings that are not convenient.
13. SEXUAL immorality is a Testimony Killer. Run away from fornication and Adultery. Many peoples Testimonies have disappeared through Immorality. It is the quickest means to assassinate people’s testimonies.
14. Avoid destructive characters, like Gambling, Alcohol consumption, smoking, drugs intake, pool betting, etc.
15. Avoid illegal Businesses. Jer. 17 v 9 – 11.
16. Do not be lazy. Hard-work is a factor, also smart work.
17. Pray to be connected to your ordained Helpers will help you without abusing you in any form.
18. Giving and showing kindness are crucial factors.
19. Self-examination. Realizing your mistakes and correcting them in very essential.
20. Proper programming, organization, forecasting, motivation, control, communication and co-ordination are very key to having and retaining Testimonies.
21. Avoid I have arrived attitude.
22. Don’t be complacent
23. Be proactive, prudent and shrived
24. Invest as money comes in
25. Develop a Healthy family life – Gen. 2 v 21 – 25
26. Network with those who can add values to you – 1 Cor. 15 v 33
27. Reject Discouragement and Distraction – 2 Sam. 30 v 1 – end.
28. Retreat – To pray, think and revitalize yourself.
29. Take good care of your Health. Health is wealth.
30. Always be grateful to God and your Helpers.
31. Avoid Procrastination and don’t waste opportunities.
32. Be passionate with your occupation.
33. Stop being deceitful. Honesty is rewarding.
34. Have the fear of God in your heart always. Prov. 19 v 23
35. Believe that with God nothing shall be impossible.
36. Have faith in God.
PRAYERS
Songs: (1) My hands are blessed
With the blessings of God
Anything I touch, surely must be blessed
My hands are filled
With the blessings of the Lord.
(2) You are the reason
Why we are singing
Jehovah, you are the most high God
(3) Covenant keeping God,
There is no one like you, Alpha Omega,
Jehovah, there is no one like you.
- My Heavens of abundant Harvest, open by fire in Jesus name.
- My doors of massive harvest, open now in Jesus name.
- Every gate shut against my harvest, open by fire in Jesus name.
- Any connection my harvest has with delay and denial, break by fire now in Jesus name.
- Weapons of darkness formed against my harvest will not prosper in Jesus name.
- Anything in creation, hostile to my harvest, fade away now in Jesus name.
- Dark network attacking my harvest, scatter by fire now in Jesus name.
- Dark powers challenging my harvest, I challenge them by fire in Jesus name.
- Dark arrows disturbing my harvest, backfire in Jesus name.
- War against my harvest in the spirit realm, scatter by fire in Jesus name.
- My harvest hanging in the heavenlies, come forth in Jesus name.
- My national, Local and International harvest, manifest by fire in Jesus name.
- My harvest for this year shall not be postponed in Jesus name.
- My angels of massive harvest, manifest now in Jesus name.
- Human characters in me obstructing my harvest, be removed by fire in Jesus name.
- Ungodly covenants causing harvest delay in my life, be broken in Jesus name.
- Anything covering my harvest, burn by fire in Jesus name.
- Anything in my surrounding, or within me attacking my harvest disappear in Jesus name.
19. I decree that my harvest will not be …………….in Jesus name
- Hindered
- Diverted
- Captured
- Attacked
- Manipulated
- Postponed
- Wasted
- Destroyed
- Messed up
- Embargoes
- Spoilt
20. I enter into my season of abundant Harvest in Jesus name.
21. Thank God for answered prayers
Jesus is Lord

