Tuesday, March 25, 2008
power of seeds.
previous post was for last sat and the whole wk.today i listened to this podcast : Seeds by pastor wayne cordeiro.really re-learned the importance of the words! of how it can plant different seeds into different ppl as we speak, whether carelessly or carefully.there were 3 seeds being spoken of. the bad seeds, the better seeds and the best seeds.a story that really struck into my heart of hw bad seeds can harm ppl. definition of bad seeds means words that contain the potential to injure someone. it can be sown by the words of others OR when we have certain enmity with someone. and how some ppl survives after having bad seed sown and how some ppl falls when the bad seed is sown.the story of Judas Iscariot. of how just over a bottle of perfume, he betrayed Jesus. in Mark 14. the disciples were upset about how the bottle of expensive bottle wasted by anointing Jesus with it, as it can be sold and be given to the poor and so they just kept speaking of that, unhappy with the fact tt it was used on Jesus. until Jesus told them what the woman has really done which is worthy of respect. and 11 disciples understood that and recovered from that upset, the bad seed that was sown, but 1 disciple did not. his name, Judas Iscariot. he did not survive that. and after that incident he went to the chief priests to betray Jesus.the power to life and death lies in the word we speak, the power to sow a bad seed and we dont know who it will affect as we just speak of it and who will survive it. and i was really strucked by God on how to use my tongue wisely than hw im using it right nw.better seed is about putting hope into ppl's life, mainly encouraging ppl! shan't talk much about it but this is what the family of God should be about! putting hope into each other's life, so that we would NOT grow weary of doing good. because when a person keeps doing good and ders no affirmation whatsoever, it is natural to grow weary and tired. bt tt doesnt mean u shud seek for affirmation ! haha.well about this last seed called the best seed. it sows a seed of eternal life. and yes, its about sharing Christ to others! i start to realise the power and importance of sharing Christ. lets say among u shared to 4 ppl, and the 4th ppl u share to receive Christ. that would be a 25% return profit in a sense. so its not really worth it rite? but now God says, for that 4th person that we've shared to, He will multiply the impact more than a 30, 60 or a 100 times! God promises that in the Mark 4. that as long as it falls on good soil God will multiply that! we don't know who the 4th person would be, we don't where the 4th seed will fall onto but any child of God, we are the 4th seed, the 4th person. i bet the person who sowed a seed into us did not have any idea of how much impact they would make, if u r someone who committed to God, look at the impact u can make, that is what exactly the 4th seed that fell on the good soil can become!this really encouraged me to share Christ like never before! because i know the fruits of what we are doing, is so much more worth it for the work that we put in.the amount of power our words hold is just so great, jus a slight difference of how we use our words and it can make a huge difference of impact. man.. i will do my best to cut down on the bad seeds(words tt contain potential to harm) or improve on sowing more better seeds(encouragements) and best seeds(sharing Christ).God thank You for teaching me on the importance of speech once again. thank=)i pray tt if u r reading this, God will stir in ur heart the importance of speaking the right way, the way God wants it to be. in Jesus' name. amen=)
aloy; 12:02 AM