Sometimes in my yard, I see the implantation of the same seeds in the same soil yielding a different harvest. Some seed is less productive in the amount of harvest that it brings about. A thriving plant can be right next to one that is not healthy or not growing at the same pace. What influenced each seed’s productivity?
Implantation Process
The implantation process can be an important factor. How the seed comes in contact with the soil can determine the harvest (or lack of one). Here’s where that elementary school lesson on prepositions pays off. 🙂 If the seed falls on the soil rather than into the soil, there is a big problem. There is nothing to protect it from harsh sunlight, high temperatures, waves of irrigation, or hungry birds swooping in for a snack. Little harvest, if any at all, will occur.
There has to be an intentionality about ensuring that the seed is embedded in the soil in order to get the result of an abundant harvest.
Parable of the Sower
In the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4), Jesus gives us enlightenment about how this implantation process is applicable to the best gift He left for us. He left His Word for us to use as seed and to embed into our lives. It’s up to us to choose how the Word is implanted. Will it simply fall on our ears once? Or will we choose to hear the Word repeatedly and purposefully so that we come to believe it (Romans 10:17)? Our faith in the Word the affects the productivity of the Word.
Intentionality
Jesus said He wants us to live life abundantly, to the full, till it overflows (John 10:10). While we wait for the harvest, let’s be intentional about a few things: hearing the Word repeatedly and purposefully, so that we build our faith; acting as if we already have what Jesus died to give us; speaking God’s Word to the “mountain” we’re facing, which helps that seed grow roots within us. Perhaps most importantly, let’s always use H.O.P.E. ==> Having Only Positive Expectations. Expect the Lord to do what He said, to be true to His word. Lastly, let’s be intentional about expressing gratitude while we wait. Praising and thanking God in advance of seeing the harvest is a powerful tool we can use to impact the productivity of our seed.
What will you do to ensure your implantation of seed (the Word) will produce an abundant harvest in your life?
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