What's in Your Barn?

You know living on a farm I've learned a little bit about farm life. In general I'm a city kid that doesn't like to get dirty. I ONLY wear tennis shoes when my other shoes would be ruined. I like my jewelry, dresses, hills, and well dress shoes in general. But not that we live with my dad in law and are on a farm, well I learned really fast when you go out to the barn it's best to not wear nice shoes or even some types of jewelry. I wasn't really into jean skirts before but being on a farm has changed that too. You are probably wondering what's up with the question, "What's in Your Barn?" Well, your barn isn't a physical one like we have here on the farm. The barn I'm referring to is your brain or your thoughts maybe even your heart. What knowledge has the Lord given you that you have filled your "barn" to the roof but yet it just sits there never being used to bless others, never being used to see souls saved, never being used to be a comfort, a help in time of need.

See when my dad in law brings in the fresh hay we have to take out the old because it eventually becomes useless. Well, if your barn is full of the wonderful things you have learned about but never share, it's kind of like the old hay, it's useless. Yes, it helps you BUT after awhile the Lord has more he wants to give to you but can't because you are just hording all the blessings and knowledge he's given you and not allowing others to grow also.

In II Peter 1: 2 "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God...."

Verse 3 - "...through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:"

Verse 5 - "And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;"

We can only multiply in our knowledge if we share with others what we have learned. Just like we can only grow in our knowledge by studying the Bible, reading our Bible daily, going to church and hearing the gospel preached and taught.  In II Timothy 2:15 we are told to study to shew ourselves approved unto God a workman that needeth not to be ashamed. In order to not be ashamed we need to study God's word, put knowledge into our "Barn".

Acts 17:10 "...in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."  Search the scripture know what your Bible teaches! Increase in knowledge so you can be help to others. However while increasing in knowledge don't let your barn be so packed that you can't get one more thing in there. Spread and share your knowledge.

See we can bring in 100  or 200 bales of hay into the barn, but if we let it just sit there never using it, never feeding the animals what good is it going to do? It won't they will be hungry. Just like us we learn, we study, we take in but never put out, others are searching but we are keeping all our knowledge to our selves. Just like if we didn't fee the animals it would be bad, it's bad that we don't spread the gospel, and knowledge God has given us.

So what is in your barn today that maybe you could share with another?