The law of harvest and multiplication

Peace be unto you, dear friends! I greet you on this wonderful day and pray that God assists you in all your endeavors and grants you success in everything you do today. Today I will like to begin a new theme: „The law of harvest and multiplication”.As a base we will use a passage from Mark chapter 4, where Jesus Himself was speaking in parables. In this chapter there are three parables, through which Jesus explains the power and the potential hidden in a small seed. First I would like to simply recount these parables, but later we will look at each of them in more detail. The first parable that Jesus talked about is the parable of the sower. This parable shows that there is a whole list of obstacles that make it difficult for seeds to grow and bear fruit. In this parable, Jesus went ahead to show us three types of obstacles which can impede the growth of the seeds that we sow. (Mark 4:3-20) Afterward Jesus told the parable of growing seeds, which is written in Mark (4:26-29). The purpose of this parable is to show us that, if we sow our seeds and, while doing so, remove all the unnecessary hindrances for the growth of these seeds, then an invariable rule comes into effect – these seeds, independently from us, will surely grow. We only need to do our part – sow the seeds and clear the obstacles in the way – then these seeds will certainly grow. The next parable, told by Jesus, is the parable of a mustard seed (Mark 4:31-32). In this parable Jesus tells us of the potential hidden in a tiny seed. The potential in even the smallest of seeds is enormous. A small seed can become a vast garden. It doesn’t matter, how small our seeds are; what is important is what we do with them. If we sow our seeds, then there is a high probability that these seeds will grow and bear magnificent fruit. Today I want us to think about the fact that there is great power in a seed. The Bible tells us that God created everything with its own seed inside of it.

‘And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.’ (Genesis 1:11-12)

My dear friends, from the very beginning of our lives, God has given us seeds, and these seeds are God’s instruments for your influence, for your greatness, for your blessings. These seeds will determine your future. It is very important, what you do with the seeds that God has given you. We will speak of this in more detail tomorrow.May God bless you and may you walk in His peace! Pastor Rufus Ajiboye