Luke 8:11 – The seed is the word of God.
Only God, with His infinite mind, and
limitless intellect, could come up with the idea of a seed. Man could never
have conceived of such an amazing concept and remarkable system. Man cannot,
now, or ever, create seed; only God can create it. Man can cultivate and
cross-pollinate seed; he can even modify it, but he does not have the ability
to create it. Seed bears the stamp of God’s supremacy and the seal of His
private ownership. He does not need to patent it because, no matter how smart
and innovative man is, he will always be dependant on God’s higher ability to
supply seed.
Seed is impartial; it does not
discriminate. If a rich person, or a poor person sows the seed, it cares not
who sowed it. If an educated person, or an uneducated person sows the seed, it
does not differentiate. Also, when the seed enters the ground, it does not
discern the type of soil it lands in. If it is sown into hard clay, or loose
soil, it will put forth the same effort to germinate. Regardless if it is introduced
into deep, rich soil, or shallow gravel, its latent power will spring into
action. The seed has innate and instinctive powers of growth and reproduction. Expansion
and multiplication is built in to its DNA. It desires to grow; it longs to
reproduce. It is always the will of the seed to germinate, increase and
reproduce itself within the fruit.
It is an amazing thought that every seed
can be traced all the way back, through the centuries, to the original tree
from which it owes its existence. There is no original seed being made now; the
seed came from the tree that God created in the beginning. From that time
forth, He gave mankind stewardship and entrusted him with the cultivation,
conservation and preservation of the seed.
Jesus informs us that, in this parable, the
seed is the Word of God, which means, that just like seed needs to be sown and
nurtured, God’s Word must be planted and cared for in the soil of our hearts.
We have a vital and necessary role to play in the growth of God’s Word in our
lives. The seed is dependant on the one who has been entrusted with it; it
cannot grow and reproduce without our cooperation. This is the system that God
has established. He set this unchangeable law into motion; the law of
reproduction. This is where our thinking must be correct; God is not going to bulldoze
into our lives and overpower our ability to choose; He honours His system. Even
though certain things may be His will, He waits to see what we will do with the
seed. He is looking for us to assume some responsibility for our lives and
future. Make no mistake about it; for results to occur, the seed of the Word must
be sown.
As we have said before, there is no new
seed being created, or produced, that did not come from the original tree. In
the same way, there are no new words from God that do not spring from the
original and established Word of God. Don’t look for originality; take what has
been given to you. Use what is available. Be proactive and begin to plant the
seed of the Word that you possess. Give time regularly to the reading and
meditation of the Scriptures. Read slowly and think deeply. Do your best to
apply what you know to your daily life. Seeds always produce according to their
own species, and the Word-seeds from God will do the same. The Word of God
contains life and that very life will be reproduced in you. The Word of God
includes wisdom and that same wisdom will be replicated in you. The Word of God
carries inspiration and that creative inspiration will be duplicated in you.
The Word of God is powerful and that similar power will be repeated in you.
Take heart, friends, by taking the Word of God and planting it within. Whether
it be in our own lives, our families, our organizations, or our churches, we
are not helpless and, no matter what we face, it is not hopeless. We can sow
our way, and grow our way out of weakness, into strength; out of despair, into
hope; out of sorrow, into joy and out of death, into life!
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