The Parable of the Sower

Luk 8:6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

Luk 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

"…And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

Every person that walks through the church doors is a potential plant that will bring forth fruit; every person.

Each one of these persons who commits their life to God at an altar of repentance has found the living water, yet many perish. The Word is there, but it fails to sustain them.

For a while they believe but eventually something comes along and destroys their belief. This passage of scripture says that it is a lack of moisture because there is no root to bring moisture into the stem.

What is responsible for this lack of moisture? Is it not true that all persons who come to God initially have no roots?

The other parts of this parable point out the difficulties that one can face. Satan steals the Word before it can take hold in the heart. Some are lost because the cares of this life choke it out. Do we just let them die?

What is it that we need to hear in this parable?

We need to become “gardeners”

We can weed a garden. We can pray a wall of protection and an environment of worship for the ones the enemy tries to steal away the Word.

A plant that has no root system requires frequent watering and protection from extreme sunlight and wind until a root system develops.

That new convert is about to walk out of the building and into the wind and bright sunshine.

They are about to be inundated by torrential rains of information tugging at them from friends who think they have gone crazy, and convince them so, to acquaintances who want them to buy more drugs, all right outside the walls of the building. Old habits that held them before are waiting to jump back into their lives

What will protect them from the rain, the wind, the harsh sunlight until they can have a root system that will hold them on their own?

You.

Become part of the close-by network that provides constant moisture. Part of the strong roots nearby that holds them up. Join yourself to the new ones, wherever you are.

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.