The Ground and the Seed
When
I speak of the "ground" in relation to seed, I speak referring to our
knowledge of seed. Seed is the word planted in something that is stable and rich. In a believer, ground is the character, the
stable and rich soil that allows the seed to manifest and develop. Everything a believer receives, especially
pertaining to God, is seed. Yet, if the
character is corrupt, then the seed is useless.
One must deal with the ground before you can plant the seed.
It's
very complicated today because many do not have a strong foundation regarding
what is Right and what is Wrong.
Basically, the concept of right and wrong thinking is warped. On such topics as poverty, lack, money race, education,
morality, and immorality: (a) Could you despite the labels stand with God? (b)
Could you identify the difference and make a right decision? The Word of God is designed to make it
right.
The
very first two books I ever read even before I got started to study were the
Book of St.
Matthew
and Right and Wrong Thinking by Kenneth Hagin.
These readings helped me frame things on this subject because God's word
did not need my personal bias or inflections.
His word had to be absolute.
In Matthew 13:1-23 regarding the Parable
of the Sower and the Seed, Jesus speaks of the sower sowing seed which fell or
was planted in various places. Without
going into great detail, I challenge you to read the passage. However, I will say that this points to the
Kingdom of Heaven and that Jesus is directing us regarding our faith in
reference to our thinking. The seed is
only productive in relation to where it is sown.
I would like to start with a clear
statement. I am persuaded that the
witness of God's person and power is in every human heart by reason of
creation's testimony. According to Romans
1:18-32, lest they receive the Gospel and be converted, they cannot learn how
to live by faith. The writer is blunt in
his assessment of the fruits of human sin, arrogance, and perversion (Romans
1:21-32) but equally bold in describing the potential of God's forgiveness for
any and all sins through the provision of the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans
3:9-26).
The above has led me to two important
considerations. First, that through the
word, faith is something that is constantly and continually being developed
rather than something which is put on or apprehended. The believer once coming into Christ, puts
Him on and receives a measure of faith, which must be developed. Second, the corresponding key to development
is conversion.
Conversion is a turning from evil to God. For example, in Acts 21:9, God converts the
unsaved into the saved, from the unregenerate to the regenerate. Conversion is produced through the preaching
of the Gospel and results in repentance and a new creation. The fruit of conversion is listed in Galatians
5:22-23. A prime example of
conversion is exhibited by Paul in Acts 26:15-20.
The
receptivity of the word, when received in faith must lead to conversion. This newly converted individual, having
repented, and turned to God, then proceeds to lead a life of faith in
Christ. This regenerated individual
takes on a new personality solely concerned with pleasing God, based on
receiving seeds of faith. His conversion
is based not just on the seed but on the regenerated ground which it lies and
produces.
In
closing, I'm asking God what's my role in all of this, and what is next? God would have you pray for anyone who
doesn't have anyone to pray that they might come to Him. The time is short! I have accumulated much new material, which I
have offered to the readers of my Blog. Each embodying successive corrections and supposed improvements. My philosophical and critical points of view
has been charged by the way many ministers I see have moved from the historical
moral practices that the bible would direct our leadership.
Over
the years, I have taught the values that would keep a saint on the path
that would bring spiritual growth, and develop faith in the doer of the Word of
God.
Learn
to use wisdom and get better results.
Talk to you soon,
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