The Parable of the Sower - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) October 24, 2023
In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus helped his disciples understand the different categories of people they'd encounter over the course of their ministry.
The parable, as shared in Luke 8, shows that there are four types of people who will receive the word of God - the call to turn to the Lord and live a new life through Jesus Christ. Some will be like the type of soil you find on a path - compact and hard. When the seed falls on this soil, it gets crushed by people walking on the path, and whatever remains gets picked up by birds.
Then there are those who represent rocky ground. Their soil is filled with stones, which, combined with a lack of water for the seeds, means germination doesn't happen. There are also those who are like thorny ground. The seed starts growing but the thorns eventually choke out the resulting plant.
Finally, there are those described as good soil. The seed falls on them and eventually grows to produce a profitable harvest for the Sower. Luke 8:8 - Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown. Jesus further described these 'good soil' types of people in Luke 8:15 - But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. What a glowing assessment! But did you notice something? He said these types must persevere to produce a crop.
We all want to think of ourselves as the good soil types and as we aspire to be just that, let us remember that we will have to persevere to be profitable to God. Sure, we might be noble and good-hearted, retaining the word we receive and putting it into practice. These are good and acceptable to the Lord but He also expects His word in us to yield a harvest, where we bring others to Him and His kingdom.
Dear 'Good Soil', are you a fruitful vineyard for the Lord? Is the word of God transforming your life whereby it is transforming others? Or are you allowing the devil to choke God's word out of you like the rocky ground types? Please endeavor to be regularly watered by studying the word of God and fellowshipping with believers so you don't experience what happens to the rocky ground types. Do not allow God's word to grow in you but then be killed as is the case for the thorny ground types. Finally, do not be like the pathway types where every ungodly concept such as New Age-occult practices and other false religious structures can crush God’s word out of your life.
If you seek God with all your heart, you will find Him (Proverbs 8:17). Make Him a priority and watch how your good soil produces a good harvest for the Sower - the Lord God Almighty.
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