6TH OCTOBER
WORDS ARE SEEDS
“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along
the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air
devoured it. ……And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a
hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out,
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
(Luke 8: 5 – 8)
The Oxford dictionary describes a seed as the unit of reproduction of a
flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant.
A seed is planted in a suitable soil and watered, while getting adequate
exposure to sunlight. It germinates and may be transplanted as a seedling. It grows with vegetation till it reaches the flowering stage and begins to bear
fruits, depending on the plant. An unplanted seed remains the same or may
die off.
In interpreting the above parable, Jesus said, “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God” (Luke 8:11). What we do with or to any spoken or written word of God determines our fruitfulness in the Kingdom and eternal rewards. The foundational Scripture for The Roses is Matthew 25:35-36. Since 2007, we have run with the vision in these words and grown from a membership of three to about 1,500, as of 2018.
• “I was hungry and you gave me food” – We carry out skills training,
feeding, education, business enhancement;
• “I was thirsty and you gave me drink” – We provide physical water and
drinks, as well as the Word of God;
• “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” – We demonstrate love in
attitude and words, as well as providing comfort and counselling;
• “I was naked and you clothed me” – We provide physical clothing, as
well as spiritual covering, through teachings and youth seminars –
designed to prepare the younger ones for the perverse world;
• “I was sick and you visited me.” – We provide medicals with medicines,
as well as ministering divine healing;
• “I was in prison and you came to me.” – We conduct physical visits, and
ensure spiritual deliverance from captivity.
ACTION: What seeds are you daily sowing with your words and life?
PRAYER: Lord, season my life and words with your grace, so I can daily sow light and joy into the lives of those I meet.