YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW – THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER – PART III
Mark 4:13-20
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
Like the farmer in the parable, we are here to make an effective difference on behalf of God. We are here to help others along their walk and journey through life’s highways and byways. God sent us out, not just to see the world for ourselves but to be an effective life changer in the world according to the word. WE are not here by haphazard or simply for show and tell, we have a purpose higher than just doing our own thing; regardless of what others may have said or you may think.
If you hear the word but do not receive the word, you can not grow, you can not prosper, you will not succeed as well as others. If you refuse to hear the word altogether, then you shall travel around in darkness all the days of your life, wishing and searching for light. But when you receive the word of God and you utilize what you have learned to take you higher and faster in God, you will grow and others will grow because of you and what you have learned. It is more to knowing the word of God than just knowing the word of God. Yes, it’s great to quote scriptures for all to read but, if the word of God is not rooted in your heart, making an effective difference in you first, how can you expect it to make an effective difference in anyone else?
The sower does more than just sow. He or she is there to make a difference. The farmer does more than just farm, he is there to ensure not only that he eats and his family eats and grows but, his produce, his crops enable others the opportunity to eat, grow and prosper as well.
God is not a selfish God so, why are we as human beings such selfish people by nature?
WE ARE ALL FARMERS FOR THE LORD AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD IS THE LAND ON WHICH WE MUST SOW OUR SEEDS FOR A HARVEST. If we sow nothing, how can we expect to reap anything?
If we sow to bad, bad will come; the crops will fail and we will live in want and lack but, if we sow to that which is good, good shall come to us and we shall prosper, everyone of us involved.
The word of God says, “Whatever you do, do it to the glory of God.” When you choose to sow into someone else – DO SO TO THE GLORY OF GOD. If you give something to someone, don’t do it so that you can be seen and rewarded, instead, DO IT TO THE GLORY OF GOD.
If it is your will to see a great harvest in God, you must first sow into the kingdom of God, the things of God so that you might fully receive the blessings of God.
Put God first in everything that you do and you shall prosper. Love on the children of God as Christ loves on you and the church, and you shall reap a great harvest in God. Treat people better than the way that you want to be treated and you shall reap a great reward. Take time to consider others, GET PAST YOURSELF. Sow into the people that you say that you love. When you take time to help God’s children grow and learn; prosper and succeed, you also open the doors for God to bless you in abundance as well.
We must seek to do good by others and to love on God. WE must learn to love others and ourselves the way that God loves us. We must remember that what we do in this world matters, yes, it does count and it does have consequences. Embrace the will of God today. Seek to sow good into the earth and into others so that you might receive the full harvest that God has in store just for you.
Don’t let the enemy rob you of the blessings of God because you refuse to obey the will of God. REVENGE IS FOR THE LORD so if you have revenge on your mind or in your heart this day, I suggest you let go of it. The word says that we must pray for those who spitefully misuse us and abuse us. It is not God’s will that we take matters into our own hands, VENGEANCE IS MINE SAYS THE LORD. Hallelujah!
If you truly want a successful life in God, you must be willing to be a blessing to others just as God blesses you. God does not bless us so that we can brag about the things that we have or so that we can go out and buy more things that we don’t need or can’t afford; instead, HE BLESSES US SO THAT WE CAN BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE ELSE. When we take time to give back to others the same way that God has given to us, we are able to see the full rewards of being a servant for the Lord and God is pleased. WE must stop making excuses for not helping others or EVEN WORSE, We must stop making excuses for not helping ourselves and GET ON OUR JOB.
That new job you got is not all about you, it was meant to be blessing to others. That new car God just gave you, was not all about you, it was meant to help those in need just like you. God is not a selfish God. When He gives, He gives to ensure that everyone is blessed and made whole, not just to say that He did or so that others could have more stuff. Life is more than just Stuff; what we have or what we can get or even, who we can get it from. The parables that God has presented before us are meant to help us be all that God has called us to be and to help us, and to help others to grow and go in God. If you are in the word daily but show no fruit from your laboring, YOU OUTTA CHECK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU WRECK YOURSELF BECAUSE GOD HAS A GREATER USE FOR YOUR LIFE THAN JUST THIS. If you go to church every week but show no love or mercy to anyone else any other day of the week, check the harvest that you expect to reap and then check the sower completing the deposit.
I encourage each and everyone of you to embrace the goodness of God and to be careful to sow great things into this world and life so that you might receive a full harvest. At the end of our journey, nothing that we possess on this earth will travel with us to heaven, not even our physical being (flesh); therefore, it serves no purpose to seek to have things that have no spiritual growth and add no spiritual value to your time on this earth. I pray that God will show you how to let go of the worldly possessions so that you can find a more rewarding, more fulfilling future in Him.
If they took everything from you physically in this world, the word of God and the love of God is more than enough to replace everything stolen and then some but if you are filled with nothing, then what? Be careful what you put out and be even more careful what you take in because the devil is smooth like butter and he stays on his job.
WE ARE NOT THE CLOTHES THAT WE BUY; THE CAR THAT WE DRIVE OR THE HOUSE THAT WE LIVE IN, WE ARE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD MANIFESTED IN HUMAN FORM SENT TO MAKE A POSITIVE, EFFECTIVE DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD. Stop letting things and people define you, THAT IS GOD’S JOB.
Father God, thank You for another blessed day on this earth. Thank You for providing us with parables that help us to understand your word and your will for our lives. Go before us this day Oh Lord, help us to sow great things into others, ourselves and this world that You have set us in. Help us to know in full that WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND. Bless our homes. Help us to farm with patience, diligence and expectancy. Help us to sow into the children of God so that they might prosper and be of good health. Guide us as we travel to and fro upon the earth. Help us to be about Your business doing Your will. Help us to love on one another as Christ loves the church. Help us to get past ourselves long enough to be a shining example and light for someone else. Remove from us the selfishness that hinders our walk and our breakthrough. Help us to be an effective leader and servant for Your ministry. Help us to seek Your Will and Your Word with our whole hearts. Bless our family, friends, enemies and strangers. Heal the land and nurse us all back to good health. WE thank You in advance for everything that You are doing; have done or will do. Go before us this day and forevermore in Jesus Holy and Righteous Name, I do humbly pray, Amen!
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YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW
We reap what we sow,
You can’t forget what you know,
Like paying debts that you owe,
Or leaving a successor when you go,
Choosing Christ before you go,
Will ensure that you grow,
Soar and become so much more,
Than you ever thought or dreamed before,
If you reap a harvest of love, then love you will receive,
If you reap of harvest of trust, He’ll ensure that you achieve,
All the many things that He has set before thee,
Success is in your future, my child, please believe,
If you invest in the good of another,
Whether sister, father, cousin, or mother,
Family, friends, stranger or other,
Indeed you’ll be blessed like no other,
Forever covered,
In His Mighty love dear,
Filled with hope, there is no fear,
You reap what you sow,
It really matters dear,
If you expect to succeed, you must do your part,
Love others truthfully, like God from the heart,
Think before you act, you’re worth every thought,
And Keep Christ First, at the center of your heart,
Don’t do wrong to others and expect to get right,
We are here to make a positive difference,
Not to get revenge for what ain’t right,
God will make up the difference,
We don’t have to fight the fight,
If we’ll just be still,
He’ll make it ALL alright,
Seek Good, do right,
And trust God to lead your life,
Love on others, seek to bless,
Strive to overcome every test,
And no matter what,
REMEMBER YOUR BLESSED…
Inspite of it all, God designed the best,
And our lives were meant to be better than blessed,
WE must strive daily to be a blessing to others,
To love on the children of God, like no other,
To read the word of God so that we can grow,
And seek the will of God, to take us further than we know,
We must stay upon the path, placed before our face,
While trusting God to lead us, from day to day to day,
Without Him, it is impossible for any of us to run this race,
And at the end of our journey, we will see His face,
Don’t judge others, for there is judgement for you too,
At the end of our journey, we all will see the truth,
Whether you believe it or not, you reap what you sow,
So make your sowing worth it, if you expect to truly grow,
Believe it or not, you’re better than you know,
Practice what you preach, because you reap what you sow.
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I BELIEVE
I believe that I shall receive,
I’m destined to live life free,
I will have all that has been promised to me,
I will live and walk in my destiny,
I was bound but, now I’m free,
It is because, I do believe,
I trust in God, I believe His word,
And I won’t rest until the world has heard,
He gave me life in the midst of my pain,
Gave me sunshine in place of my rain,
He helps me live, He leads my way,
He’s been faithful to me, Always,
I believe that He loves me forever and always,
So I’m more than willing to serve Him for the rest of my dayz,
I believe He sent His only begotten Son,
To save and redeem everyone,
New life is promised to everyone,
That’s why the Savior sent the Son,
To guarantee that we would be the one,
To live forever in heaven with the Father and the Son,
I believe with all my heart,
That I’ll soar high and I’ll fly far,
I’ll be everything that He said and more,
I won’t stop until I have achieved,
Everything that He called in me,
For I believe,
I have been saved.
Thank You Jesus!
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