The Parable of the Sower
Matthew
13:18-23 Hear ye
therefore the parable of the sower. (19) When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth
it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he
which received seed by the way side.
(20)
But he that received the seed into stony places,
the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with
joy receiveth it; (21) Yet hath he not root
in himself, but dureth for a while: for when
tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the
word, by and by he is offended. (22) He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the
deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful. (23) But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth
it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some
an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
God supplies the seed for the sower
and the increase of that seed, we don’t supply the seed to God. Our role is to find a worthy endeavor,
that good ground and work it.
2
Corinthians 9:10 Now may* He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread
for food, supply and multiply the
seed you have sown and increase the
fruits of your righteousness,