Matthew 13: 3-9
Jesus told stories in parables, and then He would give the meaning. This is one of His parables.
Jesus said, ” Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.”
“Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.”
“But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.”
“And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them”.
“But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop; some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
“He who has ears to hear, let hear.”
Then Jesus explained the meaning of the parable.
Jesus said, “Now the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.
” Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, because he does not want them to believe and be saved.
” But those on stony places are those who, when they hear receive the word with joy; but they have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.
“They have no root in themselves, but endure only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble”
” Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with the cares of this world, riches, and pleasures of life, and the desire for other things enter in and choke the word and it becomes unfruitful.”
” But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word, accept it with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
Bearing fruit means doing God’s will and telling others about the plan of salvation, so they can also be saved in God’s Eternal Kingdom.
Some Ways to do this:
Witnessing to Others.
Supporting Ministries financial that have missions to the world; eg. ADRA, The Bible League, World Vision etc.
Sharing Christian literature with others.
Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before others, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
