In Matthew 13:6-9, Jesus told the parable of a farmer sowing seed. The seed that fell on good soil produced a good
crop of a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Most of the time, I think this is talking about sowing the
Good News of Jess Christ to an unbeliever and they get saved. Which is true, but in Matthew 13:23, it says that the
person with good soil that hears the word and understands it produces the good crop. I believe this means the person that understands the word, goes out and teaches others the Good News, then those people go and spread the
word (multiplication). There are all kinds of seeds from the Word of God that need to be sown into your life. How is
the dirt in your life? Is it ready to have some good seed sown into it?
crop of a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Most of the time, I think this is talking about sowing the
Good News of Jess Christ to an unbeliever and they get saved. Which is true, but in Matthew 13:23, it says that the
person with good soil that hears the word and understands it produces the good crop. I believe this means the person that understands the word, goes out and teaches others the Good News, then those people go and spread the
word (multiplication). There are all kinds of seeds from the Word of God that need to be sown into your life. How is
the dirt in your life? Is it ready to have some good seed sown into it?
A farmer spends a lot of time and money preparing the ground for the next year’s crop. It needs to be tilled, declodded, and smoothed out so that when the seed is sown, it will have the best chance to germinate and get a good
root system. What are you doing to prepare your heart (ground) for the next seed that will be sown into your life?
You can’t always pray for everyone else, sometimes you need to pray a personal prayer just for yourself.
root system. What are you doing to prepare your heart (ground) for the next seed that will be sown into your life?
You can’t always pray for everyone else, sometimes you need to pray a personal prayer just for yourself.
One of the things that we need to do is have a personal prayer time with the Lord every day. I sometimes refer to a
personal prayer as a selfish prayer, just between you and the Lord, Jesus Christ. A good way to practice this until you
have developed your own prayers, is to take prayers that are in the Bible and make them personal. Even the Lord’s
Prayer( the prayer that Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 9). “My Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your
kingdom come Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give me this day my daily bread and forgive me of my
sins, as I have forgiven those who have sinned against me, and lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from evil.
Amen. There are many other prayers in the new and old testaments that can be personalized. If you are reading the
Word and come across one, just stop, make it personal and pray it into your life.
personal prayer as a selfish prayer, just between you and the Lord, Jesus Christ. A good way to practice this until you
have developed your own prayers, is to take prayers that are in the Bible and make them personal. Even the Lord’s
Prayer( the prayer that Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 9). “My Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your
kingdom come Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give me this day my daily bread and forgive me of my
sins, as I have forgiven those who have sinned against me, and lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from evil.
Amen. There are many other prayers in the new and old testaments that can be personalized. If you are reading the
Word and come across one, just stop, make it personal and pray it into your life.
You need to learn to talk or pray to Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord as a friend. Yes, He is great and mighty, and we
are just humans, but remember He loves you and you love Him. He wants to talk to you and bless you. He says, “Ask
me for wisdom, it is better than riches.” As we are in the last days, we are going to need strength, confidence, wisdom, discernment, and many other things like – good health.
are just humans, but remember He loves you and you love Him. He wants to talk to you and bless you. He says, “Ask
me for wisdom, it is better than riches.” As we are in the last days, we are going to need strength, confidence, wisdom, discernment, and many other things like – good health.
Heavenly Father, in Jesus name, strengthen our faith, help us to know You better. Help us to tell thers about Your
great love for us. Show us when Satan is trying to deceive us, please and cultivate our lives so we can receive Your
Word and understand it. Amen.
great love for us. Show us when Satan is trying to deceive us, please and cultivate our lives so we can receive Your
Word and understand it. Amen.
Now take all the “our, us, and we’s” out of the prayer and use ”my, me, and I”. Get it?