Ancient Manuscript: Gospel of Thomas
Saying: 9
My Reflection on Verse:
We can spread the word
of God to the world. Yet, there are people
that will make all kinds of decisions when they are giving the opportunity of
life. We have to remember in this saying
there are no difference in the seed or the sower. The seed is the Good News. The Sower is the Jesus.
The first seeds fall on
the ears of people who do not care about hearing the Good News. The seeds fall on deaf ears. We have to understand that there are people
that can just fluster you when you tell them the story. The Good News is just pushed aside and is
eating up by the world. They have no
hope of growing until they are accepted by someone that wants to hear.
The second seeds fall on
the rocks. This is the situation where
the person hears the
Good News but turn
away. They are willing to hear yet; they
are not motivated to accept Jesus in their life. Instead the Good news even though heard doesn’t
grow. These people can have the rock in
their life slip away and they can one day have good soil to hear the Good News
and accept it.
The third seeds fall on
good soil. The seeds start to grow yet,
is choked out by the thorns. These are
people that accept Jesus yet, remain in the world. They do not change their ways. They are consumed with living in the
world. Even though they have Jesus in
their life they will not produce crops.
These people are Christians who do not live the way of God. They may treat people with
discrimination. They may continue doing
their temptations freely. They may also
grow yet feel that they cannot share God.
These are the people that are the closest to having good soil. They only need to break through what is
stifling their walk with God to live in peace.
The last seeds fall on
good Earth. The harvest is grand with
these seeds. They accept God
freely. They grow their faith
daily. They become a very strong plant. They are willing to share the Good News
freely. People will come to know Jesus
because these Christian share Jesus not only by what they say but how they live
their life.
Like many other choices
we have an opportunity to choose how we want to accept the Good News. Remember that this is the most important
choices you will make in your life.
Questions:
Are you the person that
hears the Good News but it is insignificant in their life? Are you the person that hears the Good News
yet isn’t ready to accept? Are you the
person that hears the Good News accepts it but doesn’t follow what you are
taught? Are you the person that hears
the Good News and undergoes a full life change?
Are you ready to become the person that accepts Jesus and has their life
changed forever?
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