The Parable of the Sower

Matthew 13

Matthew 13:1–23 ESV

1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6 but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears, let him hear.” 10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “ ‘ “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” 15 For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’ 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. 18 “Hear then the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. 20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. 22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”

The Soil cannot do anything to be better soil

The soil just needs to be worked. Stones uprooted. Weeds bundled up and burned.

Ezekial, Isaiah, Joel, the prophets of old could see into the heavenlies by revelation. They longed to see what we experience. They longed to see that heavenly revelation made available to every day people like you and me. The Kingdom of God is now with Man.

We are living in the end time revelation of the coming kingdom. We have a calling to receive the seed gladly, and let it take root, and change our lives. We are called to produce a harvest of what the Father sows into us, 30, 60, or a hundred fold. How do we do that? We trust the sower. We open our lives to the one who can tend to soil. We crucify the cares of this world and pursue HIS harvest, not our own harvest. Bethel Church is called to sow into the next people that there would be a kingdom harvest in THEM. It’s time we accept our call to multiply what God sows into us. Imagine what will happen when God can give you a touch, and it reproduces 30 touches. Revival isn’t linear. We don’t see revival by receiving a touch on Sunday that sustains us through the week, and we scrape into church looking for the next touch. The word today is an invitation to see God’s movement in your life multiply. it will require Faith. By faith you receive a word from the Lord, and it becomes MORE because it was planted in YOU. God is scattering seed. He is always pouring out.

Will you accept that life in Him is the real life, that the harvest from our relationship with Him is bigger than our relationship? You may feel like you’re not that great at following, or believing, or