Sowing Seeds
I grew up working in the garden with my parents. We planted corn, tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, onions, cabbage among other vegetables. I still love fresh veggies from the garden. My father-in-law has a great garden every year as well. I certainly feel blessed to have an abundance of food grown right near where we live.
I am still fascinated at how this works – If I plant two seeds of corn, it will produce a stalk of corn that has many ears of corn. Each ear of corn has hundreds of corn kernels that could be used for seed for more corn. The “law of the harvest” is just like the law of gravity, we reap what we sow. It would be crazy if we planted corn and tomatoes grew there instead.
Jesus told a parable about different kinds of soil. It confused His disciples for a minute, so He gave them the meaning behind the parable. Check this out…
11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word. 12 The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved. 13 The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation. 14 The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity. 15 And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest. (Luke 8:11-15 NLT)
I want the seed from the Word of God to produce a harvest of love that overflows from my life. I want my life to produce to reflect the Word of God that is planted deep inside my heart. In order for my heart to become “good soil”, I have to continue to cultivate it and prepare it for the Word to be planted there. His Word has helped set my convictions in concrete. I am a changed man because of my journey in the Word. I’m not resting on that, I want to know Him more and more. I want to sow seeds of love for the Lord into the lives of others.
Pressing On!
Dwayne