Graphic showing fall harvest imagery. The word "October" is shown, with each letter  representing a biblical phrase along with scriptures. There is also imagery of the cross of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit represented by a dove, and the Holy Bible

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When I think of the fall season, imagery of the changing of the leaves and harvesting of fall crops like pumpkins and other fall fruits comes to the forefront of my mind. As a christian, the word "harvest" takes on a different, more spiritual meaning.

The bible uses many examples of agriculture and harvest terms to denote a spiritual harvest of those who believe in the gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ and put their trust in God. Jesus used the harvest metaphor to describe the abundance of people in need of salvation, urging his disciples to ask the Lord to send more workers into the fields (Matthew 9:37-38) as the fields are ripe and ready for harvest (John 4:35).

These verses are a call to action for believers to share their faith and help bring people into God's kingdom without delay. In these verses, Jesus is teaching his disciples to look around them and see that people everywhere (e.g. the harvest) in the fields (e.g. the world) are ready now to hear and recieve God's truth and the message of Gospel (good news) of Christ.

So, what is the Gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ?

A few core Gospel scriptures:
Three of my favorite bible verses that I think clearly demonstrate the good news (gospel) of Jesus Christ are John 3:16, Acts 16:31, and Romans 10:9. John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life! Acts 16:31 states, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household. Romans 10:9 tell us, "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved"!

The Sin Problem:
In the beginning of creation, God created all things, including mankind (Genesis 1-2), God gave man a command, holding us to a perfect standard as He is Perfect (Deuteronomy 32:4, Matthew 5:48). Mankind did not keep God's perfect Standard (Genesis 3). By man's first disobedience, sin entered the world, and death came through sin (Psalm 51:5, Romans 5:12).

The Penalty of Sin:
The sin we all carry from birth separates us from God (Isaiah 59:2). The wage of this sin (or what we earn because of it) is spiritual death, or eternal spiritual separation from God (Romans 6:23). We cannot pay for our own sin through works or deeds of any kind (Ephesians 2:8-9) nor can we achieve our own salvation through following any set of laws (Romans 3:19-20, Galatians 3:10-11). Withough the shedding of blood, there can be no forgiveness for sins (Hebrews 9:22). Only someone who is completely sinless can pay for sin.

The Solution to the Sin Problem:
Jesus, the perfect, sinless Son of God, and the spotless lamb of God (Isaiah 53:7, John 1:29, 1 Peter 1:18–20), paid the “wage of sin” on behalf of all of humanity (Isaiah 53:5, Mark 10:45, Colossians 2:13–14). He did this out of His love for us and perfect obedience to God the Father so we could be reconciled to God through his death on the cross (Romans 5:10, Ephesians 2:16, Colossians 1:20–22). Through this reconciliation in Christ, all who believe on His death being the only sufficient and acceptable covering for their sins receive are forgiven and recieve the free gift of eternal life (Romans 6:23, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19).

It is God’s Holy Spirit that convicts the world of sin and unbelief (John 16:8-11) and testifies to us of the truth of God in Christ Jesus (1 John 5:6-8)! Jesus alone is the only one who can save because He is God in the flesh and only His shed blood has the power to wash us clean of sin!

How we can recieve this salvation:
In order to receive the salvation and eternal life that Jesus offers, The bible says that we must repent or turn from our unbelief to believe solely in Jesus Christ's sacrifical, attoning for the removal of sins (Matthew 26:28, John 3:16, John 14:6)! On our own, we do not have nor can we ever achieve perfect righteousness, and therefore therefore must be given someone else's perfect righteousness in order to meet God's perfect standard.

When we put our full trust in Christ alone, God imputes or transfers the righteousness of Christ onto the believer (2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 4:6–8, Philippians 3:9), and from that point on, we are covered with Christ's righteousness and the stain of our sins is completely removed from us forever!

We live in unbelief when we reject the notion that we need salvation, or place any amount of our faith and trust in human works, worldly systems and/or other religions to save us! If we attempt to rely on anything else outside of Christ to save us, we call God a liar because His Word says that only the shed blood of Christ can wash away sin.

Why Salvation is urgently important:
Only those who have received salvation in Jesus Christ will escape the condemnation that is coming to all the earth because of sin (Romans 8:1)! Those who continue in their unbelief, rejecting the free gift of the salvation in Jesus Christ, remain under God’s wrath (John 3:18, John 3:36, Revelation 21:8).

The bible describes this condemnation as an eternity of suffering in a place called hell, where there is torment, neverending fire, weeping and wailing, and complete spiritual separation from the grace of God. (Matthew 25:30,41,46; Revelation 20:15).

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone (James 4:14) and death comes to all (Hebrews 9:27)! Those who die without a full covering for their sin applied to them by faith in Christ alone, die outside of the salvation of Christ, and therefore die under God's condemnation. We will all stand before God one day and if you still have any of your sin left to pay for, you will be condemned to hell! I wouldn't wish hell on even my worst enemy so I pray that you would put your trust in Jesus today to be saved!

Conclusion:
I've included 2 short videos from the BibleLine YouTube Channel that clearly explain the gospel message

If you are already a believer, here is a short video from BibleLine that gives tips on how to share the gospel with others, as this is the Christian's most important task given from Jesus Himself, when He said "Go make disciples of men (Matthew 28:19)."

Believe on Jesus today, and be saved forever, so that you can be spared from the wrath of God whenever that comes, and therefore be added to God's spiritual harvest of believers who are gifted eternal life through Christ and will one day be in heaven!

Personal Plea to the reader:

If you are a believer in Christ, let us continue to pray for the salvation of those who do not believe and pray that God would ignite or renew our evangelistic efforts for 2026! Let us also hold fast to Christ in all things (John 8:31, Philippians 2:15,Hebrews 10:23) and be assured of the inheritance of eternal life promised to all who have faith in Christ (Ephesians 1:11, 1 Peter 1:4-5, Hebrews 9:15)!

If you do not believe in Jesus as the only Lord and Savior, my prayer for you is that God would newly convict you of your unbelief, and in that conviction, you would change your mind (e.g. repent) of going your own way and turn to Christ today! I recommend that even if you don't want to believe in him, just pick up a bible, open to 1st John (The first letter of John) and just give it a quick read. Go to a quiet corner, open Gods word, and just say out loud "Lord if you are real, please show me the truth about what your word says about Jesus Christ and salvation. Something in me fights against wanting to turn from trusting in my own path, but if this hell is real, I don't want to spend eternity in that place so please save me Lord and show me the truth! It may take you 20 minutes, and if the Lord softens your heart to receive this truth during this time, then that would have been the most life-changing 20 minutes you'll ever have!

Unbeliever, Right now is the time for your salvation! Now is the best time to begin a new faith/new trust in the forgiveness and redemption that is found only in the shed blood of Christ our Savior! Turn to Christ while you still have time because you literally have your eternal soul to lose and eternal life in Christ to gain! Let 2026 be your year of salvation, by grace, through faith, in Christ Jesus the LORD! AMEN!

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