Mark 4:3-12

Story of the Farmer Scattering Seed

3 "Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. 
4 As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath,
     and the birds came and ate it. 
5 Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The plant sprang up quickly, 
6 but it soon wilted beneath the hot sun and died because the roots had no nourishment in the shallow soil. 
7 Other seed fell among thorns that shot up and choked out the tender blades so that it produced no grain. 
8 Still other seed fell on fertile soil and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times
     as much as had been planted." Then he said,
9 "Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!" 
10 Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around,
     they asked him, "What do your stories mean?"
11 He replied, "You are permitted to understand the secret about the Kingdom of God.
     But I am using these stories to conceal everything about it from outsiders, 
12 so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:

'They see what I do, but they don't perceive its meaning.
They hear my words, but they don't understand.
So they will not turn from their sins and be forgiven.'  
(NLT)

When Christ was here on earth He withheld from some the meaning of the Word until the time was right. Only a few were allowed to understand. When Jesus left this earth and sat down at the right hand of God He sent the Holy Spirit to guide and teach us His Word. As we learn the Word of God the Holy Spirit reveals the meaning of the Word when we are ready to understand. Our Christian walk is a walk of progress, one step at a time and as we take each step the Spirit opens our minds to the mean of God’s Word and takes us to a deeper relationship with Him. In our walk we are to sow the gospel of Jesus Christ to others but understand in your share that some seed will fall on deaf ears, some seed will fall on shallow soil and not take good root, some will fall among the thorns and be choked out by the world but some will fall on good soil and reap a harvest thirty, sixty and even a hundred times. Therefore do not be weary of sowing the seed of the gospel for the Holy Spirit will do the work of growth in the seed that you have sown. Therefore just continue to sow the seed of the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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