The Parable of the Sower (part-2)

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 “...The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.  But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”   [Matthew 13:22-23]

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The Parable of the Sower (part-2)

The thorn-infested ground represents another class who hear the word in a superficial way. They appear outwardly to be genuine subjects of the kingdom but in time their interest is choked out by the cares of this world and by their delight in riches. There is no fruit for God in their lives. 

An illustration of this is represented by a son of a money-loving father with a huge business.  This son heard the Word in his youth but became engrossed in the business.  He had soon to choose between pleasing his Lord or his father.  Thus the thorns were in the soil when the seed was sown and geminated; the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches were already at hand.He fell in with his father’s wishes, devoted himself fully to business, rose to be head of the concern, and when well on in life had to acknowledge that he had neglected things heavenly. 

He was about to retire and he expressed his intention to be more diligent in matters spiritual. But God is not to be mocked. The man retired and died suddenly in only a few months. He left $900,000 and a spiritually wasted life. The thorns had choked the word and it was unfruitful.

The good ground represents a true believer. He …hears the word receptively and understands it through obeying what he hears. Although these believers do not all produce the same amount of fruit, they all show by their fruit that they have divine life. Fruit here is probably the manifestation of Christian character rather than souls won to Christ.  When the word fruit is used in the New Testament, it generally refers to the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22,23).



Some fell among thorns

    

 Thorny Ground

 “Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.  Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”   [Matthew 13:7-8] 




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He was led like a sheep to the slaughter

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 “Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.  This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:

   “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
   and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
   so he did not open his mouth. In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
   Who can speak of his descendants?
   For his life was taken from the earth.”   [Acts 8:30-33]

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He was led like a sheep to the slaughter

It was during this great spiritual awakening in Samaria that an angel of the Lord directed Philip to a new field to labor. He was to leave the place where many were being blessed, and minister to one man. An angel could direct Philip but could not do Philip’s work of preaching the gospel. That privilege was given to men, not to angels. 
In unquestioning obedience, Philip journeyed south from Samaria to Jerusalem, and then to one of the routes that led to Gaza.” Philip left a place of habitation and spiritual fertility for a barren area.
Somewhere along the route he caught up with a caravan. In the main chariot was the treasurer of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians. This man had apparently become a convert to Judaism, since he had been to Jerusalem to worship and was now returning home.  As the chariot rolled along, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. With split-second timing, the Spirit directed Philip to overtake this chariot.
The passage in Isaiah pictures One who was meek and silent before His enemies; One who was hurried away from justice and a fair trial; and One who had no hope of posterity because He was killed in the prime of manhood.
The Ethiopian Official wondered whether Isaiah was speaking of himself or of some other man. This, of course, gave Philip the desired opportunity to tell how these Scriptures were perfectly fulfilled in the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth.

Do you believe in the same Jesus as your Savior, who died for your sins?



  Philip and the Ethiopian

    

Philip and the Ethiopian official

 “Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”  So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,  and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet.  The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”  [Acts 8:26-29]  



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 “He will call on me, and I will answer him;
   I will be with him in trouble,
   I will deliver him and honor him."   [Psalms 91:15]

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The Power of Prayer

Tremendous power is made available through a good man's earnest prayer. Do you remember Elijah? He was a man like us, but he prayed earnestly that it should not rain. In fact, not a drop fell on the land for three and a half years. Then he prayed again; the heavens gave the rain, and the earth sprouted with vegetation as usual.
What we need is an earnest prayer. In the old testament,  Hezekiah prayed earnestly with tears, the Lord healed him and gave him 15 more years to live.
 The LORD says "because he loves me, I will rescue him;  I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name."
"He will call on me, and I will answer him;  I will be with him in trouble,  I will deliver him and honor him. " Psalms 91:14-15
When we love God he will deliver us. When we pray, He will answer our prayers.
Jesus said, "For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."
Are we spending enough time in prayer? If we pray the same amount of time we worry, we will see a huge difference. Please stop worrying and start praying.





  Hannah Prayed for a Son, but God gave her Prophet Samuel

    

Prayer changes things

 “As she kept on praying to the LORD, Eli observed her mouth.  Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. ”  [1 Samuel 1:12] 




Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart

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 “Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.  Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,  since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.  Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism. "  [Colossians 3:23-25]

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Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart

Whatever is done should be done heartily (literally “from the soul”) as to the Lord and not to men. In every form of Christian service as well as in every sphere of life, there are many tasks which people find obnoxious. Needless to say, we try to avoid such work. But this verse teaches us the very important lesson that the humblest service can be glorified and dignified by doing it for the Lord. In this sense, there is no difference between secular and sacred work. All is sacred.
Rewards in heaven will not be for prominence or apparent successes; they will not be for talents or opportunities; but rather for faithfulness. Thus obscure persons will fare very well in that day if they have carried out their duties faithfully as to the Lord.  The Lord is keeping the records at the present time, and everything done as to Him will command His attention. “The kindness of God will repay the kindness of men.” Those who have little of earthly inheritance will receive the reward of the inheritance in heaven.
Let us remember this the next time we are called upon to do something that we do not like to do, whether in the church, in the home, or at work; it is a testimony for Christ to do it uncomplainingly , and to do the best possible job.  There is no partiality with God. He is the Master of all, and the distinctions that prevail among men mean nothing to Him.

Different kinds of service, but the same Lord

 “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.  There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.  There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. . ”  [1 Corinthians 12:4-6]  

 

    




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 “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."  [1 John 4:10]

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CHRIST AS A SACRIFICE OF ATONEMENT

God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished.  Romans 3:25.
Our Advocate is Jesus Christ the righteous. It is good to have a righteous Defender. When Satan brings some accusation against a believer, the Lord Jesus can point to His finished work on Calvary and say, "Charge that to My account."
The Lord Jesus is not only our Advocate, but He is also the propitiation of our sins. This means that by dying for us, He freed us from the guilt of our sins and restored us to God by providing the needed satisfaction and by removing every barrier to fellowship. God can show mercy to us because Christ has satisfied the claims of justice. It is not often that an advocate pays for his client's sins; yet that is what our Lord has done,  and most remarkable of all, He paid for them by the sacrifice of Himself.
As we celebrate Christmas, let us not forget the reason why Jesus Christ came into this world as a helpless baby, born in a manger. He knew he is going to die on the cross to redeem us from eternal death. Is Jesus your personal Savior?  Have you spent your Christmas not knowing that he died for your sins?  Have you repented of your sins and committed your life to Him?

Propitiation for our sins

 “And He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. ”  [1 John 2:2]