LUKE 8:1. “And it came to pass afterward, that He went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with Him,”
SHOWING THE GLAD TIDINGS. The look of a seed, is small to the eye; it doesn’t impress us so much. However, we need what is inside the seed; and its’ shell is quite hard to the touch. What has to take place in the damp dark space, when that seed is placed in the ground; Defies mans large claims, though he knows all the names of the parts of the seed he has sown.
It must have the touch of the One who it made; He alone can make come to pass, What the seed is made for, by the great Creator; whether it’s for food or for shelter or grass. All we can do is plan and prepare, so the seed will soon spring into life. To be careless in this is a mistake very big; so we need to do this job right.
The servant’s work then, when the ground is prepared, is to sow the seed with his hand. He cannot neglect or be careless in this, he takes time to ready his land. When the seed’s sown, in the right time and place, then he leaves the rest up to God. The Creator who planned the way it can grow, said the seed is like His own Word.
The devil will come when the seed falls along the side of the path where we walk. He makes you question the truth, gives doubts and fears, and uses lies in his talk. Confusion and scam is part of his plan, to make people to ignore precious seed. Just like the birds that eat up the seeds, he makes people forget all God’s pleas.
The seed on the skim of the ground over rocks, can’t find root after they germinate.
Emotions like this deceive some more, when with counterfeit words imitate. Real conviction comes when the Spirit, the heart and the mind does enlight. A thing may look good or even look real, but that does not make it right.
The world’s appeal, like the thistles and thorns, subtly chokes out the truth. Mockery and shame, and trying to blame, keeps the seed from sending down roots. “Don’t knock it, don’t judge, don’t worry too much,” are those who call out to me. So, the truth of God’s Word, isn’t producing good fruit, the way God intended to be.
Seed on good ground, broken up with the plow, and prepared by the plowman with care; Will with life from within, break forth and begin, to produce as it’s intended to bear. The life-principle in the seed God did make, will break forth and then start to grow. The results will be seen, when the glad tidings will bring; evidence of life will be shown.
“O Lord God of the field; may I always be ready to work in the field, whether it be to prepare the ground, plant the seed, or harvest the crop. I need the vision of a farmer to do what I can, and then leave the results to Thee. Amen.”