I ended up last night just parked in Matthew 13 and the parable of the Soils. I spend much time there and just digging into Gods Word. This morning I was back there, and I was headed in so many directions with it. There is so much in this parable that applies to our lives today, just as it did thousands of years ago. I do believe that I may try to expand on these Scriptures over the next couple of days. I pray that you will have God speak to you through them so that you may produce through Him fruit, for we live in a day that people are starving, or being given poison to feed on. The Word is the only Bread of Life.
Seeds & Fruit
Matthew 13: 3-8 Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. But others fell on good ground and yielded…
This is the parable Christ spoke of the seed and the soil. It is a representation of how the seed (the Word of God) is received by those whom hear it. It also represents what they do with what they have heard. It shows how some have hard hearts, and the Word never enters in. It shows how some receive the Word with joy, but soon forget or deny what they have heard when the trials of life come. It also shows that some hear the Word, and plant it deep in their hearts, and it grows producing fruit that multiplies.
The fruits that are produced are the evidence of Christ in your lives. Do you believe that you produce fruit? Do you possess something inside you that others are drawn to, wanting to understand what makes you different? How do you handle the stresses of life? Do you “loose your religion” and reflect the same thing the lost reflect? A fruit of the Spirit is peace under fire. A peace that cannot be taken away, a peace that will produce fruit for others to dwell in. Only Christ can give you this gift, and allow you through Him to produce fruit that multiplies. You can be a great tree that yields much fruit if you feed yourself in prayer and the Word of God. Ask Him into your heart, to open the door, to obtain the seed.
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