In our times, today we find ourselves taking the form of farmers we sow seeds all over the place. We sow seeds on our children, on our jobs, on our pets and on our charity organizations. The law of reaping and sowing has been embedded in our hearts without having to pertain to any religious organization; we know that what we sow that shall we reap. It is a wonderful thing to see a seed you have sown grow into what you were expecting it to. That is why when your children grow up people say he or she is just like their mother or father, because a seed during the growing process was sown. But, what happens when another seed is sown without ones knowledge when what we are expecting to come, comes out only with a distinct characteristic. The disciples of Jesus were okay with the sower planting the seed, they understood the importance of sowing a good seed, but what caught their attention more was the bad seed; the weed seed sown and its effect. <\/p>\n
Matthews 13:24 Jesus told them another parable: \u201cThe kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.<\/p>\n
One of our greatest worries in life, like it was in the disciples is the thought of a bad seed flourishing where we have sown a good seed. We expect, once we have planted a good seed to reap a good plant, but as we wait the possibility of another seed to be planted is unavoidable. Someone is always out there lurking for the opportunity to sow their seed; a bad seed. The effects of another seed to be planted yields a prospective fruit of destruction; it will choke your seeds fruit (Mt. 13:7). As in the story of Samson and Delilah Samson’s parents brought him up as a Nazarene, dedicated to God, and after he sold his gift for a bit of pleasure and love he came back to show the fruit. Now, Samson’s mother while she was at the field the Angel of the Lord came to her in the form of a man; some say that God himself came to her, and spoke to her that she, a barren women would have a baby (Jdg. 13:3). The angel of the Lord gave her a special commandment and it was to stay away from wine, or strong drink not just because Samson was dedicated to God but because it would affect him. Everything we put in side of us will affect what comes out in the now or in the long run. Maybe, Sam’s mother’s temperament would be altered when she drank alcohol while pregnant and so would Samson’s; the weed chokes the seed. Samson was a type of Christ, a redeemer who needed not a seed of weed to choke and change God’s plan. The seed we plant if not monitored will affect God’s plan for our lives. There needs to be a special attention given to the bad seeds that can be planted along side our good seeds. <\/p>\n
Planting a good seed takes some work nowadays we need to monitor what happens after the seed is sown. When we become passives and na\u00efve thinking that it is enough to just sow the seed and it will grow the way we want, it is when the worst comes out; a second seed is sown. Destruction comes to those who do nothing (Prov. 6:10) after the seed is sown. We need to become dusters, dusting away every bad seed being sown. The Psalmist made it clear that an active role must be taken if we want the Lord’s will to happen where we plant a seed (Ps. 132:6). He said that would not sleep until he would find a place for God and we too should not sleep until God’s perfect will is done where we planted. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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