February 26, 2018
Luke 8: 1-25

Having grown up on a farm, The Parable of the Sower has always been one that I’ve loved and that has had significant meaning for me. The literal meaning for a farmer is that you must tend to your ground, add supplements when necessary and irrigate during dry periods in order to have good soil that will produce a good crop. It can be a lot of work but the outcome is rewarding. For Christians, ‘good soil’ is the foundation on which we grow spiritually. The things we choose to do, the people with whom we associate and the work we put in to know God and His will is what facilitates our spiritual growth. Just like farming, it requires constant attention and work. The results are always gratifying and can be far reaching. Not only does each person benefit, but they provide spiritual inspiration thus enriching and supplementing the spiritual fields of others. 

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help us to seek to cultivate, enrich and irrigate our spiritual fields in order to produce a bountiful crop that glorifies you. May our lives be pleasing to you and may we be a source of inspiration and encouragement to one another. Give us eyes to see and ears to hear that we may understand and grow in your word. Help us to step out of the shadows that we may live in your light, letting it shine brightly for all to see. In Jesus name, Amen.

Devotion by Connie Hall