SEED POWER - Part IV
We will conclude our series
today. Let’s take another look at the
scripture text:
Matthew 13:24-30 (NKJV)
24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.’
24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.’
Isn’t it comforting to know
that GOD can handle Satan…with ease?
After all, Almighty God is omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing)
and omnipresent (everywhere present). On
the other hand, Satan only has ‘three tricks’ up his sleeve. The Apostle John identified them for us:
For all that is in the world—the lust
of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride
of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.
In the power and authority
of our risen Lord, we have the capacity to vanquish all three! We, the disciples of Jesus Christ, we, the born-again
believers in His Word – we are
victorious overcomers! So how do
we walk in this victory? We do so by discovering,
developing and deploying our SEED POWER.
That is, WE sow the seed of faith
(without hesitation, without fear, without doubt) into every situation and into
every circumstance that we encounter in this life.
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that
has overcome the world—our faith.
By doing so, we recognize
the fact that true victory resides in The Shepherd and Bishop of our souls,
none other than JESUS CHRIST. (I Peter 2:25)
With this awareness, we appropriate the power of His atoning blood,
simply by believing and speaking His unfailing Word.
And they overcame him [Satan] by the blood
of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony…
Listen up sisters and
brothers! Aren’t you sick and tired…of
being sick and tired? Why do you pace
the floor and obsess over pains, pressures and problems? Why do you lay awake at night, mentally and
emotionally dissecting life’s issues? Hear
me! Go to sleep and get your much-needed
rest. Why can you do that? Because GOD IS UP while you are asleep – and “He
is able” to handle any and all of your Mission Impossible! (Philippians
1:6) I love how the psalmist, David,
captures this truth:
Psalm 121
1 I will lift up mine eyes
unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot
to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth
Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right
hand.
6 The sun shall not smite
thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all
evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out
and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Listen up! Don’t increase your problem by immersing and
involving your SELF in the problem! In
Jesus’ parable, the laborers thought they had a practical solution for the
problem of tares in the field. They
queried the farm owner, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them up?’ (verse
28) The sage response of the farmer was quite
simple: ‘Leave it alone. Let it go.’ That’s a Rhema Word for someone who is
reading this devotional. The issue you
are now struggling with is far too big for you to handle. Without GOD, you will likely make matters
worse. So…LET GO…and LET GOD! (Ephesians 3:20)
After all is said and done,
this is a faith journey. “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (II
Corinthians 5:7) So utilize your SEED
POWER! Plant your seed of faith
today. Thereafter, continually cultivate
and water it with the unfailing Word, with fervent prayer, with constant
communion with fellow believers and with a consistent commitment to
establishing the Kingdom of God.
I Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved
brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord,
forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Sisters and brothers, be
continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO
MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!
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