The Parable of the Sower [4/8/12]

Greetings!

As I'm sure many of you already know, today was a very special today. Today is known as Easter, or resurrection day. I hadn't realized this, but I've become so caught up in the worldly meaning of Easter; a holiday filled with chocolates, eggs, pastel colours, and a bunny. I never took any time to think of the true meaning of this special weekend. I never truly considered WHY we counted this day as a holiday, but this year, I've begun to understand and appreciate this day. At times, I feel like I know so much about Christianity, but the more I study the bible and converse with my sisters and brothers, I realize how little I know. There's always so much more to learn! 

Today, I was reading Matthew, and I stumbled upon a series of parables in Matthew. They went from chapter 12 and 13, and they generally said the same thing. The first parable was of a farmer who went out to sow his seed. The parable described how the seeds were scattered in different areas such as rocky places, among thorns, and on good soil. The seeds in rocky places sprang up quickly, but due to the shallow soil, the plants scorched and withered because they had no roots. The seeds among thorns grew, and then choked from the thorns. Finally, the seeds in good soil grew, and then produced a crop that was a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.

This parable represents people who hear of the kingdom of God. There are those who will be interested at first, but because they have no roots, they will not last a very long time. Then there are those among thorns. They may hear about the kingdom of God, but there may be too many distractions and obstacles in their way to understand it. They may be so caught up in the world, they may not be able to attentively listen to the word. But finally, the ones in good soil will understand and believe in the word. The ones in good soil will tell others of the kingdom of God; they will produce a crop of a hundred, sixty or thirty times was was sown.

This is an encouraging parable. We may speak about the kingdom of God to many, many people. We may speak of it all the time, but that does not mean we will be able to make everybody understand and believe it. We will always be faced with those who reject it, ignore it, or just don't listen to it. This has personally happened to me so many times... I feel really discouraged afterwards, and I don't feel like I have any more courage to bring it up with anybody. But, there will always be those people who are in good soil. They are the reason why we must keep trying. In this parable, Jesus is telling us that yes, we will go through rejections and struggles, but there will always be good soil, so don't be discouraged.

Let us thank Jesus for allowing us to be able to understand the kingdom of God. We are so blessed, and I hope you all appreciate what incredible things he has done for us!

Thanks for reading my post! Here's the song I listened to while writing this post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOY0mjjmx8Y

- kjoosaurus out!