Scripture
But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred Mark 4 8
Observation
This is the parable of the sower and the seed. The story sounds simply enough, but in it lies an incredible important spiritual truth that every disciple must learn if they are not to become discouraged.
As much as we would all want to believe…not everyone who hears the gospel will receive it. And equally disheartening, not everyone who receives the gospel will continue until the end. Jesus always tells it like it is.
Application
Anyone who knows me knows I believe in public evangelism. This can sometimes create some debate among my colleagues who might feel public evangelism doesn’t work anymore.
I believe the answer to this debate is found in the parable of Jesus. Does evangelism work all the time for all the people? No. I would even be willing to concede that evangelism doesn’t work most of the time for most of the people. But I strongly believe that evangelism works some of the time for some of the people. And therein lays the reason we should do it.
We should not get discouraged when some of the seed falls by the wayside or on the thorny ground. Jesus told us we should expect it. But then Jesus also told us we could expect some seed…yes, even just a little seed, to fall into good soil and it will produce 30, 60 and even 100 fold results.
Prayer
Lord, thank you for demonstrating to us that you are truly the Lord of the harvest.
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