Jeremiah 4:3 – “Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.”

In both Jeremiah and Acts, the message is clear.  Judah was backslidden and following false gods.  God was pleading with them to repent and return. He promised that if they did, He would fulfill His Covenant with them.

Fallow ground is untilled ground that has laid idle.  Stumps, roots, rocks, and weeds are present.  They have to be removed.  It is challenging work.  It requires diligence, persistence, patience, and commitment.   It has to be the undaunted purpose.  No thorns can be left. They will choke out the seed.  Remember the parable Jesus gave in the New Testament about the several types of soil?  It came from here. 

If we give God a heart that is ready to receive and totally surrendered, He will produce a harvest in us.  The Word prunes our vines and prepares our hearts for planting.

Acts 20:32 – “And now I commend you to God AND to the Word of His Grace, WHICH IS ABLE to build you up and give you THE inheritance among those who have been sanctified.”   

To be Sanctified is to be set apart and fully committed to God. That conveys the same idea as breaking up the fallow ground of the heart. The Inheritance is not just an inheritance but The Inheritance! 

Therefore, if we commit ourselves to God and allow the Holy Spirit to help us break up and prepare our hearts to receive, He will bring us into the Full Kingdom Inheritance He has prepared.   It is the Father’s good pleasure to give us the kingdom.

Remember, our focus must be singular – It must be GOD!  Our hearts must not be divided.  How do we break up the fallow ground of the heart?

• Repentance.
• Surrender.
• Prayer.
• Study the Word.
• Guard our lips.
• Exercise discipline.
• Seek Him.
• Be thankful and grateful.
• Speak to ourselves in Psalms, Hymns, and songs of the Holy Spirit.  (Sing in the Spirit with your understanding of what God puts in your heart.)
• Make time for the Word, prayer, praise, and fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

The process requires preparing the fallow ground of the heart, getting it ready for planting, then comes the harvest.  It is an ordered process and cannot be reversed.  It is first Preparation, then planting, followed by the Harvest.

Determine that you will allow the Holy Spirit to break up the fallow ground of your heart so you can receive the seed of the Word and see the harvest of God.  This is your day to bring a new Harvest.

Have a momentous day in the LORD and begin the process of preparation to be filled to overflowing with Him and His purposes.