Thought 293
Plant…Water…Harvest
Plant
Some plant…
Water
Some water…
Harvest
Some harvest the crop…
In your lifetime you might not reap
everything that you sow. In your spiritual walk, God may not use as a great
harvester; instead, you might plant many seeds that God waters and harvests
using other servants and other means. This book is a seed, but if the Lord
tarries, this book could have another 200 or 300 years . . . . or more . . . .
or less to spread God’s truth.
1The same day went Jesus out of the
house, and sat by the sea side.
2 And great multitudes were gathered
together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole
multitude stood on the shore.
3 And he spake many things unto them in
parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by
the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5 Some fell upon stony places, where they
had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness
of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were
scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the
thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 But other fell into good ground, and
brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples came, and said unto
him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto them, Because
it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to
them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be
given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall
be taken away even that he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables:
because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they
understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of
Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and
seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross,
and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at
any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should
understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see:
and your ears, for they hear.
17 For verily I say unto you, That many
prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and
have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard
them.
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the
sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth
away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the
way side.
20 But he that received the seed into stony
places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but
dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the
word, by and by he is offended.
22 He also that received seed among the
thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the
deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
23 But he that received seed into the good
ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth
fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
24 Another parable put he forth unto them,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in
his field:
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and
sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and
brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came
and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence
then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done
this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather
up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the
harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye
together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the
wheat into my barn.
31 Another parable put he forth unto them,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man
took, and sowed in his field:
32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds:
but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so
that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
33 Another parable spake he unto them; The
kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three
measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34 All these things spake Jesus unto the
multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
35 That it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter
things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and
went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us
the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
38 The field is the world; the good seed
are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked
one;
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil;
the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and
burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his
angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and
them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of
fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as
the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and
for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
46 Who, when he had found one pearl of
great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48 Which, when it was full, they drew to
shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world:
the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
50 And shall cast them into the furnace of
fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye
understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every
scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that
is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Matthew 13:1-52 KJV
