The parable of the sower is simple but a very important in our Christian life.
A farmer sows seed in a field:
· Some seed falls on the paths, and the birds quickly eat it.
· Some seed falls where there are rocks, and not much soil. Plants grow quickly, but soon the sun dries them. There is not enough soil, and the plants die.
· Some seed begins to grow in a place where there are too many weeds. The weeds stop the growth of the plants, and the plants die.
· But other seed falls on good ground. So, the plants grow well. The farmer has a harvest from these plants.
The explanation of the story is also simple. Jesus himself explained it to the disciples. The farmer is like Jesus. The seed that he sows is the seed of the good news about Jesus. The field is the heart. The farmer sows the seed. It depends on the way individual heart how people respond to the word of God. What happens to the seed is different in different places. It is the same with the good news about Jesus. Sometimes the word of God has a good result in our lives, and sometimes it has a poor result in our lives.
The first seed fell on the path, where there was no soil. We hear the Word of God but give no attention to it at all. This is like the seed on the path. There is change our behavior. We are selfish and worldly. We quickly forget about the all we heard. There is no result at all.
Some seed falls where there are rocks. It grows quickly, but then it dies. This teaches us that we listen to the word of God but it is short lived. We seem to like what they hear about Jesus. But this does not last. When we have a difficult time, or other people laugh at us. We loose the interest because we never really trusted Lord.
Some seed began to grow among weeds, and the weeds killed it. This teaches us that some people have no time for Jesus. They are selfish, and they want things for themselves. All the worldly things will destroy the word that is sowed. Perhaps they want to be rich, or to be powerful. They worry all the time. They are anxious about their possessions. They concern is more for this world than the world above so the word of God has little effect in their hearts.
Finally we hear in the story about seed on good ground. The good ground is like heart that love the Lord. They believe in lord and trust in him completely. God is their blessing and they do not have any interest with the worldly. The Holy Spirit will change their life with each word that they have heard. They will be able to love other people. They will be able to forgive other people, and to live in peace with them. They will be joyful. This is because because the land is so fertile for the word of God and God can change them. He changes the inside of these people, and this changes their behavior. They will bear much fruits - the fruits of spirit from their lives.
A farmer sows seed in a field:
· Some seed falls on the paths, and the birds quickly eat it.
· Some seed falls where there are rocks, and not much soil. Plants grow quickly, but soon the sun dries them. There is not enough soil, and the plants die.
· Some seed begins to grow in a place where there are too many weeds. The weeds stop the growth of the plants, and the plants die.
· But other seed falls on good ground. So, the plants grow well. The farmer has a harvest from these plants.
The explanation of the story is also simple. Jesus himself explained it to the disciples. The farmer is like Jesus. The seed that he sows is the seed of the good news about Jesus. The field is the heart. The farmer sows the seed. It depends on the way individual heart how people respond to the word of God. What happens to the seed is different in different places. It is the same with the good news about Jesus. Sometimes the word of God has a good result in our lives, and sometimes it has a poor result in our lives.
The first seed fell on the path, where there was no soil. We hear the Word of God but give no attention to it at all. This is like the seed on the path. There is change our behavior. We are selfish and worldly. We quickly forget about the all we heard. There is no result at all.
Some seed falls where there are rocks. It grows quickly, but then it dies. This teaches us that we listen to the word of God but it is short lived. We seem to like what they hear about Jesus. But this does not last. When we have a difficult time, or other people laugh at us. We loose the interest because we never really trusted Lord.
Some seed began to grow among weeds, and the weeds killed it. This teaches us that some people have no time for Jesus. They are selfish, and they want things for themselves. All the worldly things will destroy the word that is sowed. Perhaps they want to be rich, or to be powerful. They worry all the time. They are anxious about their possessions. They concern is more for this world than the world above so the word of God has little effect in their hearts.
Finally we hear in the story about seed on good ground. The good ground is like heart that love the Lord. They believe in lord and trust in him completely. God is their blessing and they do not have any interest with the worldly. The Holy Spirit will change their life with each word that they have heard. They will be able to love other people. They will be able to forgive other people, and to live in peace with them. They will be joyful. This is because because the land is so fertile for the word of God and God can change them. He changes the inside of these people, and this changes their behavior. They will bear much fruits - the fruits of spirit from their lives.
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