He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Psalm 126:6
The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
Mark 4:14-15
And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
Mark 4:20
You can offer your ideas to others as bullets or as seeds. You can shoot them, or sow them; hit people in the head with them, or plant them in their hearts.
Ideas used as bullets will kill inspiration and neutralize reality in the life in which they are planted.
The only risk in the seed approach: Once it grows and becomes part of those in whom it's planted, you probably get no credit for originating the idea. But if you're wiling to do without credit... you'll reap a rich harvest.
Dr. Richard Halverson
(former Chaplain of the U.S. Senate)
Are you sowing the Word of God in others lives or are you shooting bullets of condemnation, legalism and blame? Sow the Word in love, water with your prayers and fertilize with faith.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
~Robert Louis Stevenson
Some Plant,
Some Water,
but the Lord
Giveth the Increase
