I Am Who He Says I am. The Sower of the Seed

You really do have an obligation. 

You were once a Sinner. A Wretched Sinner. One deserving and on your way to Hell. Jesus came and died for your Sins. God called you out of the World and to Jesus. You became Adopted into the Family of God and became a Child of God.

"and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him."

We have become Strangers in a Strange Land and are called to be the Light in the Darkness. So now what? Now, do you just go on with Life and live and let live? Or rather live and let die is a more truthful Statement?

Truth is, now that you are a Child of God, God calls you a Sower of the Seed. You may very well be the only Jesus that some will ever see. The only Bible that some will ever open and read, or hear, The Word Of God. This is just a fact. You will meet people in your life, that I will never meet. Should they not hear the Truth as well?

One of the first people I ever talked to about the Truth and Salvation, is a former Pro Boxer. He went to Gyms and traveled for Fights. He knew people I would never, and have never, met. But he sees them every day. So it is up to him to tell them about the Truth. About the Gospel. It is up to YOU to tell those you meet.

What is a Sower of the Seed? In Mark 4:3-20

“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up since it had no depth of soil. And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Now Jesus is attempting to encourage His Disciples and explain why some that hear the Truth, reject it. But even his Disciples didn't get what he was saying. So they had to ask Him...

"And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, so that

‘they may indeed see but not perceive,

and may indeed hear but not understand,

lest they should turn and be forgiven.’”

And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”

You can also find the story in Matthew 13:3-23

He is telling us two things here. One, WE are the Sowers of the Seed. That we have been given a Gift, The Gift, that is so great, we should be sharing it with others. We have that obligation. If we do not then we should not expect any more. "For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath." God Blesses us to be a Blessing to others. Continuing in Mark 4:21-23

"And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

God gives us the Gift of Salvation. He gives us His Word. He blesses us Richly, in all ways. He says to us, "Occupy till I come."We should go out and share the Gospel. We share our Testimonies. We teach others the Truth according to God, and not of Man.

When we go out into the World, that Hates God, some will not listen. Some will not hear. But some will. The second thing Jesus was telling us is that we should not worry about those that do not hear. Do not waste our time with them. Sow the Seed, let it do what it does. Just keep Sowing.

The Law of Giving and Receiving covers many things. God gives you the Gift of Wisdom? What good is it if you do not share it with others? God gives you the Gift of Prophesy? What good does it do if you do not share it with others? What if John the Baptist, went into the Woods, and yet, never Baptized. Or Moses never came off the Mountain. Or someone like Paul, never shared the Truth?

God fills you to be ready to share with others. The more you do, the more God needs to fill you. You give of your Finances? God will Bless you and give you more money to give away. You share the Wisdom of His Word, God gives you MORE Wisdom to share. You Bless others, you, in turn, become Blessed. What good does it do, to receive, if you do nothing with it?

Some of you are thinking, yeah, but there are people who are just evil. People that can't be helped. I'm out there, Sowing the Seed, and these Evil Ones will be in the mix. They will be trying to stop the Seed from growing. They will be trying to stop me. Why would God allow this? If He wants me to Sow the Seed. Why do we have the Evil Ones attempting to stop it? Matthew 13:24-30

"He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’

God is telling you, do not worry about them. You worry about doing the right thing. You Sow the good Seed. Let God and the Reapers worry about the Tares. The Evil Ones.

But who am I? I can't do this. I'm no Preacher. I do not know diddly. Why would God want me? To tell people they are Sinners and need Repentance and Salvation? Who am I?" Matthew 4:18-22

"While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him."

Matthew 9:9?

"And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him."

Acts 9:1-6?

"But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”

God knows who you are. He created you. He knows what you have done. But when you accepted His gift of Salvation, accepted Jesus Sacrifice, the Spirit of Adoption, all that you have done in your life is wiped clean. Look at Saul. Now known as Paul. What have you done in your life that God can't forgive you of? Nothing.

What was once a Sinner, a Wretch, is dead. You are now a new Creature. A new Person. God has a Plan and a Destiny set up for YOU. He is calling you to fulfill it. He knows you better than you know yourself.

A Handyman I am not. I can fix anything that breaks in my house. I know numbers. I call others to fix it. That is how I fix it. I doubt very highly God would ever call me to build an Ark. Or a Temple. But what God does call me to do, that I can. He knows better than I. All you have to do is trust Him.

As a Child of God, you have an Obligation to share the Truth. Not all will accept it. Some will hate you for it. But this does not change what you should do. You do what you should do, God will do what He does. The people you share the Truth with, will hear or not. Will accept or not. Will be Saved or not. But it is the POWER of the Spirit. The POWER of the Truth. The POWER of God, that YOU possess.

Think about this. You have the Power to Bless and the Power to Curse. As a Child of God, that Power is limitless. Are you a Child of God? If you have not said that Prayer, say it now. In your own words if you chose, mean it from your heart.

"Oh heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Jesus's sacrifice for me. I repent of my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Jesus, Amen!"

That's it. It really is that simple. Now you need to find a Church that God leads you to, and be Baptized the way Jesus said to be. But you are now a Child of God. A new Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him." {Colossians 3:10}

You are also now the Sower of the Seed. Again remember, what good does it do, to receive, if you do nothing with it? Trust God to be wiser than you. Trust He knows what you are capable of. You will receive certain gifts, that are meant for you. Learn them, use them, but try to Sow the Seed wherever you may be.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. {2 Corinthians 13}

Until next time, be Blessed, be a Blessing, and Jesus IS Lord.