THE SEED OF THE WORD - PART 2

 THE SEED OF THE WORD – PART 2

Beginning this week, we were made to understand that the Word is a very vital tool in the hand of any believer. It is the sword of the Spirit; with which we tackle situations of life that may come our way. But today, we will look at the WORD from a much different perspective. It’s only the Word you believe in that can ever work for you. What do I mean? No matter how many Words you hear or how many places you hear these Words; it does not even matter how much anointed the person who speaks or prophecies these Words, if there is unbelief in you as to the Word, it can never work for you. The Bible in Luke 1:45 paraphrased, made us to understand that “blessed is she that believeth, for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her”. It didn’t say blessed is she who “heareth” the word or “seeth” the word; but whosoever believeth this word. When Christ was with us, he taught in the synagogue, healed the sick, raised the dead and we see so many instances from scriptures – “thy faith had made thee whole (Luke 17:19)”; “according to your faith, be it unto you (Matthew 9:28)”. There was no place He mentioned that, “since you have heard these words, you are saved or because you have seen me, you are healed”. There is little the Word can do if we don’t have the drivers of the Word. 

The Word is just like any seed planted on a ground. For your seed to germinate when sown, you first need a fertile ground, you need to water your seed; overall, an optimum condition is required for your seed to yield fruits. The same way with the Word, certain things must be on ground before it can work for us. Even the bible in James 2:25 talks about the ability not to just hear the word but to do these words you have heard. This is where your faith comes in. There is little any one can say to you concerning the Word; if we fail to mix it with faith in us, it will profit us nothing (Hebrews 4:2). Let us look at how the Bible describes Faith: Ephesians 6:16paraphrased “taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery dart of the wicked”. The Word is the “sword” of the Spirit and we have also the “shield” of Faith. No soldier goes to war without fully perfecting skills both in offense and defense, unless he is waiting to be defeated. This is the same way we are in this world as soldiers of Christ, we need the sword of the Spirit, i.e. the WORD to strike at the enemy but we also need the shield which is Faith to also ward off the enemy and protect ourselves.

We must understand by now that the Ability of the seed of the word to yield results depend on the Availability of a fertile ground for it to grow. Christ speaking to us the parable of the sower (Matthew 13:3-9) - the same word sent, but could not yield for some while it yielded for others. This explains why a certain number of people may be under the same ministration, but only few will receive the Word.

Matthew 13:3-9:

 “Behold, a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away, And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear”.

This is the same way it is with us when we hear the word; that is why for some people it seems as though the word works only for certain people. But I want us to understand that the Word has capacity to bear fruits at all times, it only depends on our readiness or our alignment to see the fruits of the Word in our lives. The WORD you do not believe will work for you, can never work for you. Looking at that passage from the scriptures and now relating it to our lives: Those that fell by the way side are those who did not have need for the WORD. I want us to understand, “that the WORD being available and accessible does not necessarily mean we all know that we need the word”. For some people especially this category, they believe the Word will always be said, but don’t think it’s ever for them; even when life situations dawn on them, they don’t have the word (eaten up already). Those that fell upon stony places; these are men and women who are not positioned right for the Word. They do not possess the necessary tools to handle the Word. They are the category of men that look at their capacity and not the capacity of the Word to come to pass in their lives. They do not have faith in the Word and as such it doesn’t work for them.

The third category are those who hear the word, but lack the right application of the word. When faced with challenges and tribulations, it becomes so easy to loose grasp of this Word, these are the ones that are of little faith and a shaking faith. At the sight of seemingly big adversaries, the Word is choked out of them. For the last category, these are the men who can be called “the hearers and doers of the word”. They didn’t just hear the word, but they were positioned right for the word, grew the word inside of them, believed the word and also applied the Word. These are the type of people the WORD can work for. Your ability to know the category you fall into and work to be better in your inadequacies is very vital if we want to really see God’s word work in our lives.

 

TO BE CONTINUED…