Principle of sowing

“And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” - Mark 4v20

It is interesting to note that the task God calls us to do as sowers does not look like a very nice or successful task. Jesus mentions four kinds of soil that the seed is liable to fall on. Out of these four kinds of soil three of them are not going to bear the kind of fruit that remains. Either the seed never takes root, or it is destroyed before it bears fruit. Only on one kind of soil do we see fruit that remains.

We can get a picture of our seed sowing from this parable. Some of our seed will fall on hard ground and never take root. At times it may seem to take root, but the plant is destroyed before it can mature to the fruit bearing stage. But, on some occasions, the seed will take solid root and grow a plant that does bear fruit.

That’s what makes sower a joy. Watching crops grow and mature to the point where they bear fruit and more seed for them to plant is the greatest joy of a sower. It is not going to be easy, or always exciting, but the rewards will make it worth it all.