"Hear
then the parable of the sower. "When anyone hears the word of
the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches
away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown
beside the road.
Insights: The
full explanation of the soils will be given next week, but today we will look
at some preliminary explanations regarding the parable of the sower. The sower is Jesus Christ. In verse thirty-seven there is another
parable similar in subject matter which states, “The one who sows the good seed
is the Son of Man.” The seed is the Word
and we see that in verse nineteen in today’s verses. The Word being sown is the gospel message
that Jesus has come to bring His kingdom and He accomplished that by dying on a
cross for your sins and mine. He did
not, however, remain in the grave, but three days later rose again forevermore
as victor over sin and death. Anyone who
would receive Him as Savior and Lord will be saved. Anyone who spreads that seed is also a
co-sower with Jesus. In a natural sense
regarding seed sowing we are not capable of creating the seed. God is the Creator of the seed and by our
planting the seed a harvest is reaped and more seed is then planted. If, however, we stopped planting seed, then
eventually the seed we have would be used up completely and the seed would go
extinct. The same is true in the
spiritual realm. God created the gospel. There is no other gospel we can spread. If we do not spread the gospel, then there
comes a point where there is no more seed to spread. Beloved, let that not happen during our watch
of the world. Let us rise up and become
more faithful seed sowers and leave the world fuller than when we arrived. I think Jesus gave this parable to encourage
the disciples. Dirt is dirt is
dirt. The issue is not specifically the
soil, but rather what has influenced the soil.
All four soils have the capacity to receive the seed if the ground had
been tended to properly, but some soil had negative influences on them and
therefore did not produce fruit. So,
Jesus is letting His disciples know that during this mysterious church age that
all four responses to the gospel ought to be expected and to not get discouraged
by it. Rather press on in spite of it
because you know that some seed will land on good soil.
Questions:
- Are you spreading the seed faithfully and regularly?
- Does this parable encourage you to spread the seed no matter the outcome?
Prayer: Father, You
have created me for this time period in history to take up the commission of
spreading Your Word. May I serve You
faithfully and whole heartedly. May my
seed casting produce a harvest of a hundredfold. Amen.
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