“The
sower sows the word.” Mark 4:14
As
a child in the summertime, I loved to pluck up dried dandelions – the ones that
held the white seedlings set in the form of a globe – and blow. I would watch the wind escort these seedlings
to faraway places. My father discouraged
me from doing this, so I practiced this pastime away from our own yard.
I
did not realize that when I blew these seeds into the atmosphere, I was acting
out a principle of the word of God. Jesus said, “The sower sows the word.” Like farmers we are to scatter the seed of God’s
word all around us. We are to tell
others about the goodness of God.
Each
of us has a story to tell about how we received Christ into our hearts. And directly or indirectly, someone sowed the
word of God into each of our lives to bring about the miracle of salvation
within us.
When
I was a new believer, I would look at a crowd of people and feel guilty because
I was not reaching them for Christ. I am
more grounded now in God’s love for me and I realize that I can’t reach
everyone with the gospel, but I can do my part.
One of the things I have done is to create my own tracts. I pass them out at restaurants and places of
business. I simply hand them out with a
smile and say, “I’d like to give you this.
It is something I have written and I believe it will be an encouragement
to you.” 90% of the time they receive it gladly.
Jesus
told us to go and preach the gospel to all creation. He wants us to be encouraged in the unique
ways that He has made us. We each have
gifts and talents that God wants us to use to win the unsaved. Won’t you pray and ask God to show you what
your part is in the Great Commission? He
is waiting for you to draw near to Him.
He desires to use you to scatter the seed of God’s word in your sphere
of influence. Who knows, He may even use
you to reach those in far away places.
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