The way we multiply God's blessings in our life is by understanding and applying the law of sowing and reaping. In another article we talked about the need to sow more seeds and to spend time in preparing the soil. In this article we are going to learn that we also need to take the time to get rid of the weeds in our spiritual field and that the soil needs to be kept moist.
We said, that if we want to increase God's blessing in our life, we have to sow more seeds, prepare the soil of our hearts, take care of the weeds and keep your soil moist.
Take care of the weeds.
If you ever planted a garden, you know that weeds, if they are not taken care of, can overgrow any kind of flowers or vegetables that you planted. The same is true in our spiritual life. The spiritual weeds will kill your faith.
Jesus teaches that very clearly in the parable of the sower in Matthew chapter 13. Here he talks about the seed of the Word of God that is sown on different grounds. Some of the seed fell on grounds full of weeds. What happened? The weeds choked the seeds of God's Word and it died. No fruit! No harvest!
The living Word of God that reveals all of God's blessings to you can and will be killed by weeds. What is the most dangerous weed in our life? What is the number one faith-killer?
Jesus tells us in Matthew 13:22
"The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God's word, but all too quickly the message is produced out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced."
If you don't take care of the weeds in form of the worries in your life, the Word of God can and will not produce any fruit. Remember, the fruit of the Word of God is faith. If you do not have faith in the promises of God, you will not see these promises manifest in your life. So let's pull out the weeds.
Keep the soil moist
We keep the soil of our life moist by having fellowship with our Lord Jesus and with other fellow Christians. When you read the Bible and pray, you have fellowship with God. The Holy Spirit will reveal God's blessings and promises to you and encourage and inspire you to take hold of those promises.
When we have fellowship with other Christians, we encourage each other to do good works (acts of kindness) and to live our life God's way. We care for each other and by doing so we are pulling weeds and preparing our lives for a great and plentiful harvest of God's blessings.
Let's sum it up
It is one of God's blessings when a farmer, after he prepares his fields and puts the seed in, reaps a great and plentiful harvest. Without sowing there is no harvest. This is not only a universal principle but it is a principle set in motion by God himself, the creator of the universe. This principle of sowing and reaping is one of God's great blessings and it is also backed up by his promise. After the flood in Genesis chapter 8 God made a promise to Noah and said: While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest will not cease. That principle, God said, is promised to all people at all times, while the earth remains. First there is the Seedtime, then a waiting period but then the harvest. My dear Christian sisters and brothers, let's keep sowing good seeds and reaping great harvests. And let's have fun doing it.
We said, that if we want to increase God's blessing in our life, we have to sow more seeds, prepare the soil of our hearts, take care of the weeds and keep your soil moist.
Take care of the weeds.
If you ever planted a garden, you know that weeds, if they are not taken care of, can overgrow any kind of flowers or vegetables that you planted. The same is true in our spiritual life. The spiritual weeds will kill your faith.
Jesus teaches that very clearly in the parable of the sower in Matthew chapter 13. Here he talks about the seed of the Word of God that is sown on different grounds. Some of the seed fell on grounds full of weeds. What happened? The weeds choked the seeds of God's Word and it died. No fruit! No harvest!
The living Word of God that reveals all of God's blessings to you can and will be killed by weeds. What is the most dangerous weed in our life? What is the number one faith-killer?
Jesus tells us in Matthew 13:22
"The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God's word, but all too quickly the message is produced out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced."
If you don't take care of the weeds in form of the worries in your life, the Word of God can and will not produce any fruit. Remember, the fruit of the Word of God is faith. If you do not have faith in the promises of God, you will not see these promises manifest in your life. So let's pull out the weeds.
Keep the soil moist
We keep the soil of our life moist by having fellowship with our Lord Jesus and with other fellow Christians. When you read the Bible and pray, you have fellowship with God. The Holy Spirit will reveal God's blessings and promises to you and encourage and inspire you to take hold of those promises.
When we have fellowship with other Christians, we encourage each other to do good works (acts of kindness) and to live our life God's way. We care for each other and by doing so we are pulling weeds and preparing our lives for a great and plentiful harvest of God's blessings.
Let's sum it up
It is one of God's blessings when a farmer, after he prepares his fields and puts the seed in, reaps a great and plentiful harvest. Without sowing there is no harvest. This is not only a universal principle but it is a principle set in motion by God himself, the creator of the universe. This principle of sowing and reaping is one of God's great blessings and it is also backed up by his promise. After the flood in Genesis chapter 8 God made a promise to Noah and said: While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest will not cease. That principle, God said, is promised to all people at all times, while the earth remains. First there is the Seedtime, then a waiting period but then the harvest. My dear Christian sisters and brothers, let's keep sowing good seeds and reaping great harvests. And let's have fun doing it.
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