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Mark 4:26-27,
"And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the
ground; And
should sleep, and rise night and
day, and the seed
should spring and grow up, he
knoweth not how."
Today with all of man's modern
technology, he still
cannot explain how one seed of
corn, wheat or some
other grain can bring forth
abundant more seeds in the
springtime and harvest. However,
God knows how this
happens and sets the times,
bounds, and plains of our
existence. Man simply puts the
seed in and gives it
the attention that he is capable
of, but God must give
the increase for the grain to
come forth. Paul said
that man puts a grain in the
ground to die, if by
chance it may bear grain in the
harvest (I Corinthians 15:37).
So, also the Lord's kingdom is
likened unto this.
Someone may have heard the same
message of grace for
20 or 30 years. Yet, the Lord
blesses His people with
times of springtime and harvest
when these very folks
suddenly spring forth with the
light and understanding
that Christ died for their sins,
and the kingdom is
strengthened.
The Lord has
added such as should be
saved, and the sickle is put
forth to reap the grain.
However, the minister that
preached, like the farmer
who planted and watered, is not
the one who is
praised. The Lord gave the
increase and He is praised
in both cases. Man knoweth not
how the grain shoots
forth, he also knows not when
someone will unite with
the Lord's church, but the
sickle and reapers must always
be ready for the time appointed.
In Hope,
Bro Philip
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