My Little Seedlings (Welcome Spring)

“A sower went out to sow his seed:”   Luke 8:5

How many seedlings do you have? What stage are they at? Will they ever stop growing? We certainly hope not.  By seedlings I am talking about our children.  Our home has started to change and evolve into a smaller crop but still a very important crop. A crop that needs to still be taken care of and as a preacher once said, “A seed planter must be willing to cooperate with the weather and the soil.  Things outside their control but that are in God’s control.”

The parable in Luke 8 speaks of four different types of soil and how the seedlings fare that fall on them.  The first soil was the wayside.  This is where the seedlings are trodden down. Jesus says that these seeds are “…they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.” How can we avoid sowing our seedlings by the wayside? We cannot give room to the devil. Take your seedlings to church, pray often with them, read the Bible with them.

Sowing in the morn­ing, sow­ing seeds of kind­ness,
Sowing in the noon­tide and the dewy eve;
Waiting for the har­vest, and the time of reap­ing,
We shall come re­joic­ing, bring­ing in the sheaves.

The second soil was rocky.  The seedlings sown here soon will wither away from lack of moisture. Water is so vital to the life of our seedlings. There is no way for them to survive without it. So what did Jesus tell us about our seedlings that fell on the rocks are? “…when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.” There is no greater joy than to know our children walk in the truth. As sowers, we must sow the Word daily. Our seedlings, as they grow even as toddlers, are eager for anything we can give them to help them grow.

Sowing in the sun­shine, sow­ing in the shadows,
Fearing nei­ther clouds nor win­ter’s chill­ing breeze;
By and by the har­vest, and the la­bor ended,
We shall come re­joic­ing, bring­ing in the sheaves.

Oh those nasty thorns. Seedlings can easily be dropped into them! These seedlings have heard the Word but “they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.” How we raise our seedlings is very important. We need to be able to say that they have heard the whole council of God. They may still leave to follow the cares of this world but they will have had the Word.

Going forth with weep­ing, sow­ing for the Mas­ter,
Though the loss sus­tained our Spir­it oft­en grieves;
When our weep­ing’s ov­er, He will bid us wel­come,
We shall come re­joic­ing, bring­ing in the sheaves.

Oh I’m so glad we have the promise of seedlings that are sown on good ground will bring forth good fruit. The opportunity to sow, water and weed will bring to fruition our seedlings and yield good fruit.  There is no greater joy than to hear that our children walk in the truth. (3 John 1:4) And what does Jesus say about seeds sown on good ground?  “…they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.”

Take that Light and shine it onto your seedlings daily. Water them with the Word of God so they are never thirsty and when it is time for weeding, be very diligent to not leave one weed behind lest your work becomes in vain. And, if by reason of some sort, your seedling still is stuck with the thorns of this world, keep tiling near them and praying for them and never ever stop caring.

We shall come re­joic­ing, bring­ing in the sheaves.

SINGING THROUGH RAISING SEEDLINGS