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Hosea 10:12
“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD…”

Fallow ground is soil that once produced fruit but has gone untouched for too long. It hardens. It resists seed. Hosea’s words are a warning and an invitation: ground that is not cultivated will not bear fruit, no matter how good the seed may be. Revival requires preparation.

Breaking up fallow ground is not glamorous work. It is slow, uncomfortable, and necessary. It means allowing God to disturb settled areas of our lives—attitudes we’ve excused, habits we’ve tolerated, sins we’ve rationalized. Until the heart is softened, the Word cannot take root.

The command is clear: it is time to seek the LORD. Not tomorrow. Not eventually. Now. Revival is always timely. It does not wait for convenience. God moves when His people recognize the urgency of the moment.

Preparation happens before the harvest, not after. We cannot expect God to pour out mercy on unrepentant soil. But when we break up the ground—through confession, prayer, humility—He promises mercy in abundance.

Saturday is a fitting day for heart preparation. Before tomorrow’s worship, before the preaching of the Word, allow God to till the soil of your soul. Invite Him to disrupt what has grown hard. Yield to the work He wants to do beneath the surface.

A softened heart is fertile ground for revival. Break up the fallow ground today. The seed is coming.