It’s Time to Seek the Lord

"Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love;
break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come and rain righteousness upon you."
Hosea 10:12, ESV)

There are seasons in life when God stirs our hearts and whispers, “It’s time.” Hosea 10:12 speaks directly to those moments—moments when God calls His people to stop looking backward and start plowing forward to start something new. Israel had allowed their hearts to grow hard like unturned soil. Their love had grown cold. But God’s call was simple and urgent, “Break up your fallow ground.”

Fallow ground is land that once produced crops but has been left untouched. It’s hard, crusted over, and unable to receive new seed. Spiritually, that happens to us too. We get stuck in old habits, old hurts, and old ways of thinking. But when God says, “Break it up,” He’s inviting us into a new season, one where His Spirit can do fresh work.

When God called me to serve as pastor of FBC West, He used this verse to do it. I sensed that He was ready to do something new in West. The soil had been resting, waiting, and God said, “It’s time.”

God continues to call His people to seek Him in new ways. “For it is time to seek the Lord,” Hosea wrote. There’s a divine urgency here. It’s time! Not someday, not after things settle down, not once everything’s perfect, but now. 

Maybe you’ve felt dry lately—your prayers mechanical, your joy thin. Maybe your ministry, family, or personal walk has plateaued. Hosea’s word is for you. The soil can be soft and fertile again. The rain is coming. But first, we must be willing to let God till the ground of our hearts. We let Him know we’re ready for that through honest repentance and sincere prayer.

When you seek the Lord with openness, He begins a new season in your life. His rain softens the hard parts of your heart. His righteousness restores the fallow ground. And before long, the field of your life will bloom again.