Mark 4:26-29 KJV
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
My focus is on that phrase, "...he knoweth not how..."
Serving God is an obedient work.
We are to "....cast seed into the ground." It is our calling, our mission. Christians are not Christians if we do not do SOMETHING to plant the seed of God's Word
Serving God is a continuous work
We "sleep, and rise night and day." In other words, we keep at our work of casting seed. We plant, we water, we till. And we keep at it until the seed springs up.
Serving God is a faith workWe never know how that seed springs forth. I know that scientists have a better understanding of the germination process now than they have in the past, but the mystery of life is, to this day, a mystery. We can take classes and attend seminars all day long, but in the end of the day, God's work in a human soul is still a mystery to us. We work by faith
Serving God is a rewarding work
When we sow, eventually we also get to put in the sickle and harvest. Some fields result in a greater yield than others and there are some things we can do to improve our yield. But it ultimately comes down to this - if we sow, we will harvest.
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
My focus is on that phrase, "...he knoweth not how..."
Serving God is an obedient work.
We are to "....cast seed into the ground." It is our calling, our mission. Christians are not Christians if we do not do SOMETHING to plant the seed of God's Word
Serving God is a continuous work
We "sleep, and rise night and day." In other words, we keep at our work of casting seed. We plant, we water, we till. And we keep at it until the seed springs up.
Serving God is a faith workWe never know how that seed springs forth. I know that scientists have a better understanding of the germination process now than they have in the past, but the mystery of life is, to this day, a mystery. We can take classes and attend seminars all day long, but in the end of the day, God's work in a human soul is still a mystery to us. We work by faith
Serving God is a rewarding work
When we sow, eventually we also get to put in the sickle and harvest. Some fields result in a greater yield than others and there are some things we can do to improve our yield. But it ultimately comes down to this - if we sow, we will harvest.
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