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28DAY 13Sow“Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop– a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”MATTHEW 13:8The imagery that comes to mind when we hear the word SOW oftentimes looks like someone with a needle and thread, working diligently tocreate clothing, repair fabric, or put together something as a wonderfulgift for someone. However, that isn’t the image that we are going withhere. When we talk about sowing, I want you to imagine planting. TheBible gives us great imagery about planting seeds. In Matthew 13, wehave Jesus telling a story of a farmer who was sowing seed. So often, welook at that story and we imagine which seed we are. We want to know ifwe are the seed that takes root but withers when times are difficult; if weare the seed that is eaten by the birds, or even the seed that is choked outby the weeds; we all hope that we are the seed that actually grows strongand produces fruit. We are forced to examine ourselves and see who weare in the midst of that story. Our prayer is always that we would be theseed that produces fruit.That story also makes me think of the great sequoia trees in California.Those trees are massive. They can grow to be 20 feet wide, nearly 300ft. tall, and live nearly 2000 years. Their root systems grab nutrientseverywhere, and their ability to resist disease and fires makes them nearlyimpossible to destroy. They are truly an amazing design of God. Welook at those trees and are in awe – yet we often times forget that theystarted with just one seed. One seed took root and grew, and grew, andgrew, and then began to produce more fruit. Do you know that one tree
In the Quiet: Developing Trust and Finding Strength 29can produce nearly 400,000 seeds per year. These trees not only continueto grow themselves, but they were created to produce more of themselves.That reality exists with you. You weren’t created just to simply exist afteryou surrender to Christ. You were created to lead others to Christ. Soyour challenge for today is to tell someone else about Him. Share thelove of Christ with one person this week. Invite one person to church thisweek. Help one person this week. Pray with one person this week, andwatch what God can do!So, for the first 5 minutes that you pray, simply spend time in the presenceof God – don’t be in a rush. Don’t think about the tasks for the day orthe list that needs to be accomplished. Simply trust that His plan for theday is better than yours. Then, spend the next few minutes praying thatGod would show you the one person you need to reach out to this week.Then ask for the confidence to share with that person! I know that itcan be intimidating, but I know that the Holy Spirit inside of you is notintimidated by anything – He will work through you – if you let Him! Iam so proud of you! Keep going!Question: Who is one person you can help this week, and what canyou do for that person?
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