... Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge. He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: "Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times. (Mark 4:1-8)
In my Father's house are many mansions: … (John 14:2)
Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. (Revelation 22:12)
Praise JESUS
The Parable of the Sower has inspired me to write this message, Just Pass
The LORD JESUS CHRIST said, “In my Father's house are many mansions: …” (John 14:2). Where we spend our eternity is depends on how we spend our time here. Our spiritual status in Heaven is based on our spiritual status on the earth. After our death, we can not do anything to make progress in our spiritual status in Heaven. So it is necessary how we spend our time and how we respond to the calling of the LORD JESUS CHRIST in this world as a believer of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
In the above Parable, the LORD JESUS CHRIST said, “Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times” Mark 4:8.
In this message, my focus is on the seeds that fall on good soil and produced the corp. We could see, the same Sower, same seeds and I assume the same soil, but gave three different results – 30 fold, 60 fold and 100 fold. From the above parable, I thought of there are three different group believers, yielding three different results in response to the scripture.
We have to analyze our self on how we read the Holy Bible, how we meditate on the Word of GOD and how we respond to our meditation.
In a class of students, the teacher teaches the subject and in the exam, some peoples may fail, few are just passed, few passed with first class and only very few gets full marks. Here we see, same lesson was taught for every one, by the same teacher, but the results vary as in the parable of the Sower. The students who worked hard are the ones who got the good and full marks.
In the same way, we need to prepare and work-out for our Spiritual growth. It is not just got saved, go to Church every Sunday, and open the Holy Bible only on the next Sunday. Nothing will happen automatically; we should study, meditate and walk on what the Scripture says.
I believe the LORD JESUS CHRIST wants us be equipped ‘with all the necessary skills for the Kingdom purpose’, so that HE can use us whenever HE wants us to.
We could see in the Old Testament, “Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him”, Genesis 26:12. One of the reasons for this hundredfold blessing can be found in Genesis 24:63, “And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: …” Shall we also do the same thing what Isaac did and get hundredfold blessing?
Many parents today want their children to have good carrier as an Engineer or Doctor etc, but how many parents dedicate their children to be an Evangelist or a Pastor or a Prophet. It is very rare.
Some time back, I was asked on how to sharpen the brilliance of a Child, though my initial response was a worldly one, later I said, “Ask him to memorize at least one verse per week, he would have memorized 520 verses in 10 years, by the time he grows up, he is not only equipped for the Kingdom purpose, but also he will be successful and prosperous”, because the Holy Bible tells us, “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” Joshua 1:8
Also, the LORD JESUS CHRIST says, “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done” (Revelation 22:12). I believe those who walk with the LORD closely in this worldly life will have higher glory in Heaven.
It is the need of this hour to get all necessary skills for the Kingdom purpose.
Hallelujah
