What You Sow is What You Get!
Did you know the words you plant in your heart and speak today will shape your tomorrow? Most people have no clue how much power they have over their destiny. I was certainly in that category at one time. But after becoming a Christian, I learned one of the most powerful lessons: how powerful my words are.
The Bible has a lot to say about words.
Words will determine if you are sick or well.
Words will determine if you are poor or rich.
Words will determine if you will have sadness or joy.
Today I want to look at one of the most important teachings of Jesus about this topic. It’s the parable of the sower. Looking at this parable more closely, we’ll see that the Word is the constant, unchanging component. But there’s also a determining factor in what is produced—the soil. The soil is the condition of the heart of man.
“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. 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.”
And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” Mark 4:3-9 NKJV
Jesus taught the multitudes using parables because God’s most precious commodity—His Word—is for those who are truly hungry or interested. Jesus always gives people enough to draw them, but ultimately, each one must decide how badly they want understanding and wisdom. He is the One who said not to cast your pearls before swine.
Mark 4:10-11 says,
But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables.”
Did you notice that more people than the twelve disciples surrounded Him? They wanted further understanding. I believe you are reading this today because you are interested in further understanding God’s Word.
Now, here is the next statement Jesus made:
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?” Mark 4:13 NKJV
Jesus is saying that understanding this parable is paramount to understanding any other parables. The Amplified Classic version brings out more in the next verse.
“The sower sows the Word.” Mark 4:14 AMPC
We see that the Word is being compared to a seed that is sown. How is it sown? By speaking it! And the sower is the one who speaks the Word. Sometimes that sower is the preacher. Most often, though, the sower is ME, MYSELF and I!
“The ones along the path are those who have the Word sown [in their hearts], but when they hear, Satan comes at once and [by force] takes away the message which is sown in them.” Mark 4:15 AMPC
We see here that the soil the seed is sown into is the heart of man.
That soil is created to accept seed, whether the seed is good or bad.
If you’ve ever had a yard or a garden, you have probably discovered that weeds grow without any effort. The soil doesn’t tell the weed, “Hey, I’m only for growing vegetables or flowers.” The soil is designed to grow whatever is planted in it.
In the same way, our hearts our programmed to receive and produce whatever is sown into them. This is how every one of us has reached the place we are today. And the words that we have believed and spoken have created the world we currently live in. The good news is that we can change our world through changing the seeds we sow.
Let’s see what else Jesus had to say in the rest of the parable.
“And in the same way the ones sown upon stony ground are those who, when they hear the Word, at once receive and accept and welcome it with joy;
And they have no real root in themselves, and so they endure for a little while; then when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Word, they immediately are offended (become displeased, indignant, resentful) and they stumble and fall away.
And the ones sown among the thorns are others who hear the Word;
Then the cares and anxieties of the world and distractions of the age, and the pleasure and delight and false glamour and deceitfulness of riches, and the craving and passionate desire for other things creep in and choke and suffocate the Word, and it becomes fruitless.
And those sown on the good (well-adapted) soil are the ones who hear the Word and receive and accept and welcome it and bear fruit—some thirty times as much as was sown, some sixty times as much, and some [even] a hundred times as much. Mark 4:16-20 AMPC
Many times people wonder why they are not receiving what the Word of God promises. This parable says 75% of those who hear the Word never produce what the Word offers. The parable also gives reasons why they don’t produce:
1. They don’t pay attention to the Word.
2. They allow themselves to be offended.
3. They allow cares, anxieties, and worry to overtake them.
4. They are distracted from the Word.
5. They prefer other activities over time in the Word, prayer, and church commitment.
When we allow these things to take precedence over our time in the Word, other things get into the soil of our hearts. Because our hearts are programmed to receive what gets into them, we will not have what the Word says if we don’t take time to put the Word in.
Jesus said:
“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45 NKJV
We see from this verse that what gets into the soil of our heart in abundance is what will come out of our mouth. In essence, what you say is what you are sowing. Therefore, what you SOW is what you get!
If you are ready to change the circumstances of your life, then it would be good to take heed to this message. Begin sowing the good Word of God into your heart and keep the weeds out! As you guard your heart and mouth, you will find that a better crop starts growing and you will experience the good life that Jesus came to give!
I highly encourage you to get a copy of my daily devotional book, Healing Nuggets: 31 Days of God's Word for Health, Wholeness, and Peace, to help you meditate day and night. I believe it will be a blessing to your life.
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