"And
the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the
word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a
hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty."
Insights: There are three lessons we need to think
about regarding this parable. First,
what kind of soil are you? I pray you
are good soil, but if you are that hard stuff that the birds just take the seed
off, you better ask God to plow your heart.
If you're that rocky soil underneath a soft superficial exterior, you
better ask God to plow deeper. If you're
that weedy soil, you better ask the Lord to clean you so you can receive with
purity the gospel. Second, you must
realize your talent is NOT the issue.
For illustration, take a little five year old kid who wants to go out and
sow a field with his daddy. His father
knows how to sow beautifully, but the boy throws that seed just mimicking his
father. The little kid's throwing seed
all over the place and it may not be as much seed hitting the good soil when
the little guy throws it as when his dad does, but when the seed hits the good
soil, it doesn't matter who threw it. It's going to grow. It does not depend on
the talent of the sower. Some people say
I'd like to witness for the Lord, but I don’t know what to say. That excuse isn't the issue. The issue is the condition of the soil, not
the talent of the sower. Just go out
there and throw the seed. Third, ask the
Lord to plow the fields. Sometimes the
Lord plows up the stuff that doesn't receive the seed the first time, so don't
give up. Be faithful no matter if the
soil is hard, shallow, or weedy. Just
keep sowing and ask God, by His grace, to do some more tilling in that
soil. So Beloved, keep throwing the seed
in that same field over and over, over and over, over and over and see if the
Lord won't break up the soil. All you
have to do is be obedient to the Father and do what He commands you to do,
which is so the seed. He does the rest of
the work.
Questions:
- For whom are you praying the Lord to plow their soil?
- Are you willing to sow seed and leave the results to the Lord?
Prayer: Father, stir my
heart to have a bold passion for the lost in this world. Grant me the courage to share the saving
grace of Your Son, Jesus. Amen.
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