I’m sure you have heard the humorous story of the little boy that wanted to sing the song of the “dumb” brother. His mother questioned him about what song had anything in it about that. And he replied: “Are you sowing the seed of the king ‘dumb’ brother.” That is not what brought this article to my attention. I just thought maybe some feel that sowing the seed of the kingdom is not very important. But, sowing the seed is the greatest of all works.
Read Matthew 13: 24-30. In this brief parable, Jesus called the world a field in which good seed was sown. But, while men slept, the enemy came, sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. That’s the way the devil works. All the good we do is given opposition by the devil to defeat it. Notice in this parable that even though good seed was sown that the devil did his dirty work. The question that comes to my mind is this: Have we stopped sowing the seed of the kingdom? Have we forgotten our mission in the church?
I was reminded recently, listening to a gospel sermon, that we often underestimate the teachings of Christ. His teachings are pure, holy and good. His words bring life, good character, nobility and a likeness to the Teacher. The power of the seed is seen in the fact that men’s lives are changed for the better. Men can become humble, truthful, loving, helpful, forgiving and kind. They are to be, according to the teaching of Jesus, “the light of the world” (Matthew 5:16) and the “salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13).
