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Daily Reading:<\/strong> Deuteronomy 9:1-10:22 ESV<\/a>, Luke 8:4-21 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 69:19-36 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 12:2-3 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cA sower<\/em> went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.\u201d (Luke 8:5 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPEIRO (4687): <\/strong>\u201cto scatter, i.e., sow.  To sow seed is used literally, especially in the Synoptic Gospels; elsewhere, the sower. Metaphorically in proverbial sayings, in the interpretation of parables, of sowing spiritual things in preaching and teaching.\u201d[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scatter seeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we don\u2019t plant seeds, nothing will grow.  Insanity means doing the same thing repeatedly, expecting different results.  If your planting method doesn\u2019t produce a harvest, you may want to reconsider how you plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband and I have a small backyard.  Because a crepe myrtle tree towers over the little bit of grass we have, it doesn\u2019t grow well.  Last year, I worked diligently scattering seeds to get the empty patches to take root.  After watching my failed attempts for months, my husband decided to try a different kind of seed.  Within days, tiny green blades poked their points out of the earth.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type matters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When planting seeds, makes sure to plant the right kind.  You have control over the types of kernels you leave behind.  Mean, angry, hateful seeds will not grow a bountiful harvest, but seeds planted in love multiply tenfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about the people who helped you develop a relationship with Christ.  What drew you to them?  When I think of my mom, I think of her unconditional love, no matter the circumstances.  When I walked through her door, I always knew love waited for me on the other side.  Diligently, she pursued Jesus, attending church regularly, volunteering in different ministries, and scattering seeds of love wherever she went.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I planted the wrong type of grass -seed, it didn\u2019t grow.  But once I found the correct blend, my yard took off.  If you want people to develop a relationship with Jesus, then plant seeds of love.  Imitate the Savior, love others as He did, you will grow a harvest more enormous than you can imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scatter seeds of love everywhere you go; the Lord will multiply the harvest when you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[i]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 231) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 minute read. Daily Reading: Deuteronomy 9:1-10:22 ESV, Luke 8:4-21 ESV, Psalm 69:19-36 ESV, Proverbs 12:2-3 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cA sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.\u201d (Luke 8:5 ESV) SPEIRO (4687): \u201cto scatter,… Continue reading SOWER<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5594"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5597,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594\/revisions\/5597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}