Are you amazed when you look at nature? Have you ever wondered how seeds become beautiful flowers? Do you ever wonder how a little acorn becomes a large oak tree? Are you in awe of how much corn or beans are produced within an acre of land?
As adults, we may not be quite amazed as we should be. Children are amazed to watch plants grow in their classrooms. They jump for joy when the first bit of green pokes up through soil. It brings us joy to see the joy on their faces. We may wish we had the same joy.
Jesus says that we scatter seed, sleep, and the seed grows. We don’t know how. This short parable, though referencing seeds sown in the ground, is referring to seeds of the gospel sown. We can sow seeds of the gospel all day long, and never know how they will grow. The Apostle Paul says one plants and another waters (1 Corinthians 3:7-8). Each of them receives their reward.
Sowing seeds of the gospel is not difficult to do. It simply requires us to give credit to God, thank God for his blessings, tell others we are blessed by God, dropping small kernels of the gospel along our way. We cannot make the seeds grow. God will make them grow (1 Corinthians 3:6).
The seed will sprout according to God’s plan and by his hand. It will continue to grow as God works within the person. The full grain will ripen for the harvest over time. At the right time God will reap the harvest. We are the harvest God will reap, taking us to be with him for eternity.
I pray we all sow the seeds of the gospel. I pray we give credit to God for his blessings. I pray each one of us look forward to the harvest and spending eternity with God. Sow the gospel seeds. Know that God will cause the growth. Look forward to God’s harvest. Look forward to eternity with God.
Mark 4:26-27 He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how.”
Marty Pressey 