Read Matthew 13:3-9
I suspect you’ve heard this parable many times. One message is clear to us, go and sow the seeds. Some will never sprout, some will sprout and wither, some with sprout and grow even, but never come to full fruit. Others, however, will produce huge yields! We can’t control the heart that hears the message, we can only sow the seed. Our call is to sow the seed. Our success is measured in sowing the seed not in how the person responds. Often, we will never see the response.
The question we need to ask is this, how have we responded to the message and are we sowing the seeds of faith in others? We can only control our response and not others. Go as Mark 16:15 tells us; “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” Let us pray for the courage to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and that people will hear and respond by confessing their faith in Him.
Brett Spalding, Pastor