Today’s Devotion
Topic: Sow On, Faint Not!
Self Assessment
Background: Jesus used many parables to explain the various characteristics of the Kingdom of God. One of such characteristics is the principle of ‘Sowing and Reaping’.
Each and everyone of us is expected to sows our time, talents, money and the Word of God, among other things for the benefit and expansion of the kingdom.
There may be times where we feel our witness about Christ is rather weak and only able to influence a few. But the truth is that God’s Word is a very potent agent of growth, once it is sown.
How do we keep our eyes on the great harvest to come whiles refusing to be deterred by the tears that comes with sowing? How do we labour faithfully for the Lord without letting nature of the soil (bad or good), or weeds, discourage us? How do we do all these in a manner that please the Lord?
Let’s delve together into our study for today without delay. Trusting the Spirit of God to minister to us the many answers to all the questions above. Call the family together, let’s study the word.
Text: Mark 4: 26- 29
26 He also said, “This is what the Kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain —first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.” Amen
Questions:
1. As far as the Kingdom of God is concerned, what does it mean to sow seeds?
2. Vrs 26 records that the man in question “scatters seed on the ground.” What is the significance of his method of sowing? Apply it to daily life.
3. Vrs 27 explains that night and day after the man had sown; whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he doesn’t know how. Who then is responsible for the germination and sprouting of every sown seed? How do we apply this revelation to our personal lives and the many seeds we sow daily?
4. Read vrs 28 & 29 again. Describe the process by which a SEED sown sprouts up with time in systematic stages that we have no control of, except God. How should this motivate us to sow into our careers, businesses, churches, family lives and into other lives even if we don’t see immediate benefits?
5. In the case of evangelism, what lesson does vrs 28 and 29 teach after we have shared the Word of God to a seemingly “indifferent” individual or group of people?
6. What should be our attitude as we wait for the seeds we have sown in people to sprout up? Do we dig back the seed to ascertain why it is not germinating? Do we destroy or halt a godly initiative because it’s not showing signs of growth?
7. What does ‘the harvest’ in vrs 29 refer to?
8. What have you learnt from today’s study?
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