Our paragraph topic is: (Parable of the sower) Part 2.
Christ sat on the shore and communed with the father. And the people came to him in crowds. Overwhelmed with their needs, he got into the boat. He began to preach but this time he spoke in parables. This time he did not teach directly to the people. He changed how he taught. He brought something different. He spoke not to them but through them. He spoke to those who had ears to hear. For many had come to see. Many had to come to hear. Many had come to be entertained. And so they were, for he spoke no more except in parables. So that those who had would understand and those who had not, would not understand and that which they had would be taken away.
Christ continued to talk about the sower. Many have heard to story. It has been preached throughout the land by each and every preacher, pastor, deacon, lay person, priest, and commoner. Many use the story as a platform for raising funds. Sow your seed money and you will be rewarded with a great reward. Is this the meaning of the passage. Christ tells the story:
"And other seeds fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them. And other seeds fell upon good ground and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold."
The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven are given but few receive it. Few understand what they are given. And few come to know the true value of the mysteries of the kingdom. But for those who have ears to hear, great is their joy and overflowing is their peace. Do you have ears to hear the message of Christ? For he is sowing the seed. Do not let your seed be scorched. Do not let your seed be eaten by the birds of darkness. Do not let your seed be chocked by the thorns of this world. It is a precious gift, the seed. Nurture it. Treasure it. Water it. Keep the weeds out. The mysteries of the kingdom await your discovery. Can you hear them? Can you understand? Will you open your heart to the Holy Spirit to come in? The treasures of heaven await your discovery. Seek not the riches of this world. For they are but dirt compared to the riches of heaven. But first you must seek them. You must desire them. You must want to know them before they will come to you. For those who seek will find. Those who knock it will be opened to them. And those who ask it will be given to them.
Christ sat on the shore and communed with the father. And the people came to him in crowds. Overwhelmed with their needs, he got into the boat. He began to preach but this time he spoke in parables. This time he did not teach directly to the people. He changed how he taught. He brought something different. He spoke not to them but through them. He spoke to those who had ears to hear. For many had come to see. Many had to come to hear. Many had come to be entertained. And so they were, for he spoke no more except in parables. So that those who had would understand and those who had not, would not understand and that which they had would be taken away.
Christ continued to talk about the sower. Many have heard to story. It has been preached throughout the land by each and every preacher, pastor, deacon, lay person, priest, and commoner. Many use the story as a platform for raising funds. Sow your seed money and you will be rewarded with a great reward. Is this the meaning of the passage. Christ tells the story:
"And other seeds fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them. And other seeds fell upon good ground and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold."
So the sower continues to sow his seeds. He first sowed by the wayside and the birds came and ate the seed. Then some fell on rocky ground and they had shallow roots. So they withered and died when the sun scorched them in the heat of the day. Now some fall among the thorns and some on good ground. And the fruit comes forth in bounty. Some fruit comes a hundred fold, some sixty, and some thirty. So what are we talking about. Christ spoke in parables. He entertained the people and filled the spirit of those who heard his message. For there were many who came to be entertained. There were many who did not believe. There were many who did not understand. And Christ said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven are given but few receive it. Few understand what they are given. And few come to know the true value of the mysteries of the kingdom. But for those who have ears to hear, great is their joy and overflowing is their peace. Do you have ears to hear the message of Christ? For he is sowing the seed. Do not let your seed be scorched. Do not let your seed be eaten by the birds of darkness. Do not let your seed be chocked by the thorns of this world. It is a precious gift, the seed. Nurture it. Treasure it. Water it. Keep the weeds out. The mysteries of the kingdom await your discovery. Can you hear them? Can you understand? Will you open your heart to the Holy Spirit to come in? The treasures of heaven await your discovery. Seek not the riches of this world. For they are but dirt compared to the riches of heaven. But first you must seek them. You must desire them. You must want to know them before they will come to you. For those who seek will find. Those who knock it will be opened to them. And those who ask it will be given to them.
