The Parable of the Sower

Our calling…To throw it. Throw the seed…

Mark 4:1-8
4 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”

Does this parable call us to concern ourselves where the seed falls? Or does it merely tell us where it falls is not our responsibility?  Good questions…

Jesus is teaching us about how each seed has potential. The potential to grow and produce fruit. However, wherever your roots decide to dig in, there you will grow. If your roots are grounded in the Holy Spirit, you can rest assured that the plant thst bears fruit will bear much fruit for the kingdom.

As believers, we must be grounded in the solid ground and foundation of the Holy Spirit. It is through this pure and righteous growth that we will find our success and moreover our significance. We were made to flourish  and prosper, not whither and die. Be strong and steadfast in the fact that your seed has fallen on good soil and prepare to glorify the Lord. #JesusSaves

Amen. Maranatha.
DK