Weekend Words

From Beside the Still Waters devotional:

What Seeds Are You Sowing? - Read Luke 8:4-18
 

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. - Galatians 6:7

It is interesting to observe different ways that people do their seeding.  In my youth we used horses and seed drills, later we used tractors, and now some people use big air seeders.  When we were in India, we saw people broadcasting seed by hand as farmers did in Bible times.  In the parable of the sower, Jesus taught several lessons abut the sowing of the Word.  We all are sowing in some way.  Today's key verse talks about sowing to the flesh and sowing to the Spirit.  Both kinds of sowing will produce a harvest, either corruption or eternal life.  That's why it is important that the seeds we sow are good according to the Bible.  Hosea 10:12 says, "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy."  Proverbs 11:18 says, "But to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward."

Let's consider the seeds we are sewing in our homes and elsewhere.  Do people see the joy of the Lord on our faces, or are we grumpy?  Do we show that we are thankful in every situation?  We also need to sow seeds of kindness wherever we go.  Are seeds of honesty and fairness evident in every business deal we make?  Do we sow the seeds of gentleness, or are we bossy?  Seeds of forgiveness are important too.  Are we sowing those seeds regardless of how we are treated?  What about seeds of friendliness?  Proverbs 18:24 says, "A man that hath friends must show himself friendly."  May we never sow to our flesh, but always be sensitive to the Spirit of God so that the seeds we sow will glorify God.

Cleason Martin - Stratton, ON
 

 

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. - 2 Corinthians 9:6
 

Psalm 1:1-3 (KJV)

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law he meditates day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.