In the parable of the sower, the seed represents the Word of God, and the ground symbolizes our hearts (Mark 4:14-15). God created our hearts to produce fruit when His Word is planted within them. Just as a seed must remain in the ground over time to germinate, the Word of God must abide in us.
Jesus said: “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you” (John 15:7, NKJV).
This does not guarantee that the Lord will fulfill any request if we meet certain conditions, especially if it contradicts His Word. God will not change to accommodate us. Our desires transform when we abide in Jesus, and His words dwell in us. When His Word resides in our hearts, it alters us to align with Him and will eventually yield fruit.
If you plant a seed and dig it up daily to check on it, it will die and never produce fruit. You need to have faith that the seed is doing what God intended. Some people put God’s Word in their hearts but question its faithfulness through their words and actions, then wonder why it hasn’t worked. You must allow God’s Word to dwell in your heart over time.
Jesus said: “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how” (Mark 4:26-27, ESV).
When God’s Word is planted in your heart, it works effortlessly and automatically, but it takes time. We don’t have to understand how it happens; we should just plant it and patiently allow it to work.
Jesus continued: “The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear” (Mark 4:28, ESV).
There are various stages of spiritual growth necessary to maintain belief in God. Many are impatient and eager to skip the growth cycle and receive the complete harvest immediately. They may possess a vision they hold dear, but it will not materialize unless they have cultivated the ability to endure with patience and faith. When the vision does not manifest promptly, they feel disheartened because they had anticipated a bountiful yield.
If God has promised you something significant and you have never persisted in believing for something smaller, it will be challenging to endure patiently and faithfully for that more significant promise. You must understand that there is “first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.” God’s kingdom follows laws similar to those that govern the fruit-bearing process of a seed. God will not provide you with the whole ear of corn if you haven’t first witnessed the blade.
Many don’t experience God’s best because they lack spiritual growth. They believe that since God loves them, He will fulfill their requests, irrespective of whether they have nurtured the miracle of the seed.
Lord Jesus, I want Your truth to manifest in my life. Thank you for calling a little girl playing with gum wrappers in church sixty-nine years ago. I heard Your Word coming out of Brother Ward’s mouth, and I put it in my heart. You have carried me through many long years of spiritually seeking you and growth that only inspires me to reach for you more. I have witnessed the miracle of the blade and the ear forming. I keep hearing Your Words and sowing them in my heart by faith. According to what I believe, you say I receive. Your Word is truth. Thank you, Jesus, for I have seen the miracles of full ears of corn, and I shall see more.
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