Matthew
13:3-23
The
parable of the sower is familiar to all Bible readers. Christ is the
sower, the field is the world, the seed is the believer to whom God
has committed the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Satan's
First Strategy
against us is Seen
in the Parable of the Sower.
One
of the designs of the parable is to establish Satan tactics in
hindering fruit-bearing.
The
parable discovers for us, a threefold strategy of his evil attack:
1-
There is the sowing of the seed by the wayside.
2-
There is the sowing of the seed on the stony
places.
3-
There is the sowing of the seed amid the thorns.
1-
The wayside - The birds of the air,
who are designated as the children of the wicked one, came down and
caught away the seed.
2-
The stony ground - Unfruitful, no
depth of soil and a hot sun, suggestive of persecution, withered the
plant.
3-
The thorns - The deceitfulness of
riches, and
the cares and pleasures of the world choke the word.
The
sad result of Satan tactics is seen in the fact that in the parable
of four distinctive sowing, only one,
the fourth, which was sown upon good ground, bore fruit.
The
greatest victory which
Satan exerts today among the truly saved, is his successful effort in
holding
Christians back
from
giving a clean, clear and powerful testimony for their Lord.
Satan
snatches away the Word. (Our Sword)
Satan
resorts to persecuting the believer, who is unwilling to pay the
price, this holds back their testimony. The believer becomes so
engulfed with the cares of business, or the follies of pleasure, that
he finds no time and no heart to share the Gospel seed.
In
the early days,
the disciples went everywhere preaching the Word. They went from
house to house. Their testimony could not be stopped. The
result was, that, within the first century, the story of Jesus Christ
had covered the known world and thousands and tens of thousands had
gladly received the message of truth.
The
church today, as a whole, has succumbed to Satan
tactics and has laid down its testimony.
We
need to follow what Paul Says in: Ephesians 6:10-20
Colossians 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Colossians 4:2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
2 Thessalonians 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
Now
My Dear Brothers & Sisters, Have
you begun earnestly to speak for Christ, but you are troubled because
you cannot speak like Mr. So-and-So. Do not try to speak like Mr.
So-and-So! You say, "I heard a man preach, the other
day and/or night, and when he was done, I thought I could never
preach like that."
We
just need to sow the Good Seed of the Kingdom
and
if you have not so big a
hand as some sowers have, and cannot sow as much at a time as some,
go and
sow with your smaller hands, just remember that you sow the same
Seed, and God will accept
what you do! Make sure your
heart is doing the speaking of the Word of God.
Maybe
you are grieved that you do not know
as much as some do, or
that
you have not the same amount of learning
that they have. You regret that you have not the poetical faculty of
some, or the holy ingenuity of others. Don't worry about those type
of issues, God will be able to use you if your willing.
Our
Lord Jesus does not say, that you have to know a certain amount to be
able to spread the gospel seed. He
simply says, "A
sower went forth to sow." He
does not tell us how he was dressed, nor does he mention anything
about
whether he was a tall man, or a short man, or what kind of man he
was. He tells us nothing about him except that he was
a sower.
We
need to try to be nothing but a soul winner? Never mind about
"idiosyncrasies,"
We
just need to go ahead and “Sow the Good Seed”.
God
Bless You, Plant Your Gospel Seed Today.
