Sow the Word

"The sower sows the Word (Mk. 4:14 AMP)."

I'm not going to recount the parable of the sower. I want to focus on this Bible verse and the impact it should have in and on the lives of Christian believers.

"The sower sows the Word." A sower is one who plants seed. The Christian believer is a sower. Jesus left us with this command before his ascension, "Go and make disciples of all the nations (Mt. 28:19 AMP)." He didn't say if you feel like it, go and make disciples. He commanded, "Go."

"But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you (Acts 1:8 AMP)." We get excited about receiving the power of the Holy Spirit. The kingdom of heaven is peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Ro. 14:17).

Don't you think we should finish the rest of Acts 1:8? Yes, we'll receive the power of the Holy Spirit, but for what purpose? "And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth."

The moment we profess to be Christian we're a witness. We become a witness the moment we lay claim to being filled with the Holy Spirit. Our words, actions, activities, and even our appearance will testify as to who and what we are in Christ. We're a living, breathing testimonial of the god (yes, small 'g' intended) we serve. We're a witness whether we realize it or not.

How can we sow the Word if we don't know the Word? I can take this question in two directions. Jesus Christ is the Word. The written Holy Bible is the Word. I will combine these two directions with one statement. You won't know Christ the Word without knowing the Holy Bible, the written Word. It's the written Word which tells us who Christ is.

Jesus says to search the scriptures. "And these [very Scriptures] testify about Me (Jn. 5:39 AMP)!" No wonder Paul writes, "Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth (2Tim. 2:15 AMP)."

The Holy Spirit gives us the ability to sow the Word efficiently (Acts 1:8). Why would God do this? The Word shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose (Isa. 55:11 AMP)."

I encourage us to get into the Holy Bible, the Word of God. Search the Word. It'll teach us who Christ is. Study the Word. Place the Word deep in our hearts. The words we speak, we speak from the heart. We'll speak the Word when we know the Word. We'll sow the Word when we know the Word. Lord God, make me a sower. God bless...