Have You Seen A Farmer?

Well, the weekend has come and gone and the new week is in full swing! As I reflect back on the weekend I just smile.  It was a weekend full of relaxation and time spent outside enjoying the beautiful weather! One part that stuck out most to me was the sermon that was preached Sunday on the "Parable of the Sower" I have read and have heard this parable numerous times but as I was listening to our Pastor and guest speakers something in my mind just clicked. The part of the sermon that stuck out for me the most was where it was explaining the parable in verses 13-20

 "Then Jesus said to his followers, "Don't you understand this story? If you don't, how will you understand any story?  The farmer is like a person who plants God's message in people. Sometimes the teaching falls on the road. This is like the people who hear the teaching of God, but Satan quickly comes and takes away the teaching that was planted in them. Others are like the seed planted on rocky ground. They hear the teaching and quickly accept it with joy. But since they don't allow the teaching to go deep into their lives, they keep it only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the teaching they accepted, they quickly give up. Others are like the seed planted among the thorny weeds. They hear the teaching, but the worries of this life, the temptation of wealth, and many other evil desires keep the teaching from growing and producing fruit^] in their lives. Others are like the seed planted in the good ground. They hear the teaching and accept it. Then they grow and produce fruit—sometimes thirty times more, sometimes sixty times more, and sometimes a hundred times more."

As I sit and think about this I believe that I have gone through each step of this parable since the beginning of my faith walk.  What about you? After time has gone by and my faith has grown I feel as if God has lead me all the way to the final step and I am listening to all that God has to share with me. Now that I have that faith and encouragement am I going to be a farmer and sow my seed to someone else or thirty times more, sixty times more and even a hundred times more? The answer is YES! I want to take on my role as a farmer and sow God's word into the hearts of the unsaved in this world.  

Are you going to take that step of faith and be a farmer to someone in this world?

One of my favorite quotes from Sunday was...

"Our bodies are undercover outfits into where we are to bring the light of God"