Charles Spurgeon Commentary Ecclesiastes 11:6

"In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." — Ecclesiastes 11:6 (ASV)

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand: for you do not know whether this or that will prosper, or whether they both will be alike good.

It is our business to sow the good seed of the kingdom, to sow it broadcast, to sow it at all times: In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand. The result of our sowing does not rest with us, but with the great Lord of the harvest. Some of the seed may fall by the wayside, some among thorns, some upon a rock, or upon rocky ground with only a thin layer of earth; but if God has called us to be sowers, and we really sow gospel seed, some of it will fall into good ground, and bring forth fruit, thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or even a hundredfold.

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand: for you do not know whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

You cannot make the gospel enter into men's hearts. You cannot tell how it does enter and change them. The Spirit of God does that; but your duty is to go on telling it out. Go on spreading abroad the knowledge of Christ; in the morning, and in the evening, and all day long, scatter the good seed of the kingdom. You have nothing to do with the result of your sowing; that remains with the Lord. That which you sow in the morning may prosper, or the seed that you scatter in the evening; possibly God will bless both. You are to keep on sowing, whether you reap or not.