” 1. AND it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, 4. And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5. A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.”
So what exactly is a parable? The word parable in Webster 1828 is defined as to compare to or against. Bruce Lackey said, “A parable is a comparison between material and spiritual truth, designed to teach doctrine and obedience.” The Bible parables have been called “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. Looking at verse one of our context we can see that Jesus Christ is teaching the multitudes about heaven. He’s taking an earthly understanding and giving us an eternal meaning. There are four individuals that are listed in the parable of the sower. We will look at all four in our coming days, but today lets look at verse five; “A sower went out to sow his seed.” Does that sound like a deer hunter to you? How do you find success during the late season? Food Source of course! Have you ever tried to plant a food plot? Did it turn out good or bad? There is nothing worse than sitting over a late season food plot that had never sprouted. Sometimes the seed doesn’t get planted deep enough and many different factors will remove the seed from its location. Verse five; “…and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.” The way side is not good ground. If you till up land to plant seed, you want to plant the seed in the fresh soil, not to the side. Horses, cattle, or even a walking trail is not going to allow the seed to take root and spring up. It will kill it! Birds are a problem too! They love seed and will certainly eat it up before it can germinate. So what exactly does this parable mean? You will find yourself as one of the four seeds in this parable. Jesus Christ gives us the answer to this first group of seeds that are sown. Verse 11 and 12; “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are those that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.” Have you ever heard the gospel of Jesus Christ? It’s sad that we live in a society where people hear the Word of Jesus Christ, but yet refuse to repent and believe. Satan hates you! He wants you to hate God and blame Him for every bad circumstance that has happened in your life. God loves you! He has given us His Word so we can know the truth! John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Jesus Christ paid it all when He died on the cross! That’s what the Bible says! That is the seed that is being spoken of in Luke 8. The Word of God tells us that Jesus Christ is our only way to heaven and our only way to happiness on this earth. Don’t let the devil rob you of Him! Are you this type of seed today? If you have never put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ the Bible says you must trust in Him before its too late! Acts 20:20-21 As he is talking to the church at Ephesus, Paul says, “And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, Testify both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” You must repent toward God. Repentance is feeling sorry for what you’ve done and turning from it. Are you sorry for your sin? The devil is stealing away the seed out of your heart. He is a liar and will one day burn in the lake of fire for all eternity! Don’t believe him! Don’t listen to Him! Repentance brings you to the place of seeing who Jesus Christ is. He is God! He died, was buried, and rose again the third day! Confess and believe! Jesus will change your life in a moment! Its late season! If your food plot didnt take, your sitting over a field right now that looks empty, desolate, and worthless! No value! Jesus Christ paid it all! Salvation is a decision only you can make! Call upon Him now! Romans 10:13 “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” I encourage you right now, call upon the name of the Lord and trust in His death, burial, and resurrection.
There are three more seeds in this parable. We will look at them in the days to come. Please contact us through email or phone if you have questions about where you will spend eternity.
Memory Verse Week 1/10/21
John 8:32
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
