The Sower soweth the word

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 

Luke 8

 

5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. 

And when HE (Jesus) had said these things, HE cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

9 And HIS disciples asked HIM, saying, What might this parable be?

10 And HE said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

 

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When we hear the word of God, it is important for us to do that Word, so it becomes a part of us.

 

Also we "meditate" upon that word, thinking of it until it becomes strong enough that we later act upon the instructions given in that word.

 

Acts 17  

 

10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

12 Therefore many of them believed;

They received the Word with all readiness of mind ... but they went away and searched the scripture to see if that which was preached was true.

 

When I went to church in the 1980's, I made a habit of copying down each scripture spoken by the preacher and when I got home I re-read those scriptures allowing God to work these verses into my heart.

 

God said the following to Joshua and I knew these scriptures applied to us also in the NT church.

 

Joshua 1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.  

 

And when the scripture was strong enough in me, I did the instruction of the scripture after thinking on the scripture for days or even weeks.

 

James 1:22  But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

 

25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

 

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Here is a scripture each of us must be careful to do each day:

 

Philippians 4:6  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

 

If we do this scripture, the following happens:

 

Philippians 4:7  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

 

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