Luke 8:5-15
A Sower Went Out To Sow His Seed: And As He Sowed, Some Fell By The Way Side; And It Was Trodden Down, And The Fowls Of The Air Devoured It. And Some Fell Upon A Rock; And As Soon As It Was Sprung Up, It Withered Away, Because It Lacked Moisture. And Some Fell Among Thorns; And The Thorns Sprang Up With It, And Choked It. And Other Fell On Good Ground, And Sprang Up, And Bare Fruit An Hundredfold. And When He Had Said These Things, He Cried, He That Hath Ears To Hear, Let Him Hear. And His Disciples Asked Him, Saying, What Might This Parable Be? And He Said, Unto You It Is Given To Know The Mysteries Of The Kingdom Of God: But To Others In Parables; That Seeing They Might Not See, And Hearing They Might Not Understand. Now The Parable Is This: The Seed Is The Word Of God. Those By The Way Side Are They That Hear; Then Cometh The Devil, And Taketh Away The Word Out Of Their Hearts, Lest They Should Believe And Be Saved. 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 That Which Fell Among Thorns Are They, Which, When They Have Heard, Go Forth, And Are Choked With Cares And Riches And Pleasures Of This Life, And Bring No Fruit To Perfection. But That On The Good Ground Are They, Which In An Honest And Good Heart, Having Heard The Word, Keep It, And Bring Forth Fruit With Patience.
Galatians 6:7-9
Be Not Deceived; God Is Not Mocked: For Whatsoever A Man Soweth, That Shall He Also Reap. For He That Soweth To His Flesh Shall Of The Flesh Reap Corruption; But He That Soweth To The Spirit Shall Of The Spirit Reap Life Everlasting. And Let Us Not Be Weary In Well Doing: For In Due Season We Shall Reap, If We Faint Not.
If you have ever planted or seen a garden and how it is grown you will understand these Holy Scriptures above. When you have a failed crop you dig it up and turn the soil. It depends on the soil to know how deep you have to go to turn over the soil to get to the good ground. Turning over the soil is also known as tilling. Tilling the good ground is a garden practice that involves breaking up and loosening the top layer of soil before planting. Tilling can help prepare the soil for healthy plant growth by aerating it. Tilling also adds nutrients, and controlls weeds and pests. However, tilling too shallow on bad ground will still bring a failed crop.
Dig deep and examine the soil of your heart and plant new seed for the new crop.
Remember two things about sowing and reaping.
[1] You will have to deal with the bad fruit of your bad crop.
We all had bad fruit that we are now ashamed of as The Word says "Fruit Had Ye Then In Those Things Whereof Ye Are Now Ashamed?"
[2] You will be able to grow a brand new crop next season.
THE NEW SEASON GIVES US A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FRESHLY TILLED SOIL, AND TO PLANT THE NEW SEED IN THE GOOD SOIL, AND TO GROW YOUR NEW FRUIT UNTO HOLINESS, AND THE END EVERLASTING LIFE.
Romans 10:8-11
But What Saith It? The Word Is Nigh Thee, Even In Thy Mouth, And In Thy Heart: That Is, The Word Of Faith, Which We Preach; That If Thou Shalt Confess With Thy Mouth The Lord Jesus, And Shalt Believe In Thine Heart That God Hath Raised Him From The A The Heart Man Believeth Unto Righteousness; And With The Mouth Confession Is Made Unto Salvation. For The Scripture Saith, Whosoever Believeth On Him Shall Not Be Ashamed.
Romans 6:1-23
What Shall We Say Then? Shall We Continue In Sin, That Grace May Abound? God Forbid. How Shall We, That Are Dead To Sin, Live Any Longer Therein? Know Ye Not, That So Many Of Us As Were Baptized Into Jesus Christ Were Baptized Into His Death? Therefore We Are Buried With Him By Baptism Into Death: That Like As Christ Was Raised Up From The Dead By The Glory Of The Father, Even So We Also Should Walk In Newness Of Life. For If We Have Been Planted Together In The Likeness Of His Death, We Shall Be Also In The Likeness Of His Resurrection: Knowing This, That Our Old Man Is Crucified With Him, That The Body Of Sin Might Be Destroyed, That Henceforth We Should Not Serve Sin. For He That Is Dead Is Freed From Sin. Now If We Be Dead With Christ, We Believe That We Shall Also Live With Him: Knowing That Christ Being Raised From The Dead Dieth No More; Death Hath No More Dominion Over Him. For In That He Died, He Died Unto Sin Once: But In That He Liveth, He Liveth Unto God. Likewise Reckon Ye Also Yourselves To Be Dead Indeed Unto Sin, But Alive Unto God Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Let Not Sin Therefore Reign In Your Mortal Body, That Ye Should Obey It In The Lusts Thereof. Neither Yield Ye Your Members As Instruments Of Unrighteousness Unto Sin: But Yield Yourselves Unto God, As Those That Are Alive From The Dead, And Your Members As Instruments Of Righteousness Unto God. For Sin Shall Not Have Dominion Over You: For Ye Are Not Under The Law, But Under Grace. What then? Shall We Sin, Because We Are Not Under The Law, But Under grace? God Forbid. Know Ye Not, That To Whom Ye Yield Yourselves Servants To Obey, His Servants Ye Are To Whom Ye Obey; Whether Of Sin Unto Death, Or Of Obedience Unto Righteousness? But God Be Thanked, That Ye Were The Servants Of Sin, But Ye Have Obeyed From The Heart That Form Of Doctrine Which Was Delivered You. Being Then Made Free From Sin, Ye Became The Servants Of Righteousness. I Speak After The Manner Of Men Because Of The Infirmity Of Your Flesh: For As Ye Have Yielded Your Members Servants To Uncleanness And To Iniquity Unto Iniquity; Even So Now Yield Your Members Servants To Righteousness Unto Holiness. For When Ye Were The Servants Of Sin, Ye Were Free From Righteousness. What Fruit Had Ye Then In Those Things Whereof Ye Are Now Ashamed? For The End Of Those Things Is Death. But Now Being Made Free From Sin, And Become Servants To God, Ye HAVE YOUR FRUIT UNTO HOLINESS, AND THE END EVERLASTING LIFE. For The Wages Of Sin Is Death; But The Gift Of God Is Eternal Life Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Galatians 5:19-25
Now The Works Of The Flesh Are Manifest, Which Are These; Adultery, Fornication, Uncleanness, Lasciviousness, Idolatry, Witchcraft, Hatred, Variance, Emulations, Wrath, Strife, Seditions, Heresies, Envyings, Murders, Drunkenness, Revellings, And Such Like: Of The Which I Tell You Before, As I Have Also Told You In Time Past, That They Which Do Such Things Shall Not Inherit The Kingdom Of God. But The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance: Against Such There Is No Law. And They That Are Christ's Have Crucified The Flesh With The Affections And Lusts. If We Live In The Spirit, Let Us Also Walk In The Spirit.
Philippians 1:11
Being Filled With The Fruits Of Righteousness, Which Are By Jesus Christ, Unto The Glory And Praise Of God.
Donna K Purifoy
6/19/2024
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