January 8, 2019: SOAP #3323:  Genesis 20-22; Luke 8

Scripture:  Luke (NIV) 8:4 While a large crowd was gathering, and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. 6 Some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Observation:  Jesus went on to explain: “The seed is the word of God.” (vs 11) The different types of ground represented the different hearts that would hear the word of God.  Their response would be in accordance to the condition of their heart.

Recently in considering Jerry Gano’s devotional thought on these verses, I noticed that something was missing.  There was no warning for the sower to be careful as to where he sowed.  The sower was not warned about wasting the good seed on ground that would be less fruitful.

Application: The Lord of the harvest is not willing that any should perish, so He sends us into all the world and to every field.   As one of the laborers in my Father’s field, I am to be generous in spreading the seed.  When talking about the Lord with another worker, I do not know who might be listening behind my back or around the corner.  It is more important that I be a seed scatterer than a field judge.

Prayer:   Holy Spirit, make me a good seed scatterer.   Amen

Pastor Leon
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