July 9th

July 9^th – Luke 7:1-17 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%207:1-17&version=NLT)

Please go read the passage!

I love the parable of the sower. It’s one of my favorites. It is a great comparison, and entirely accurate. When we share the Good News, it is like we are planting seeds. Like the farmer, though, we cannot help the soil. Our job is just to plant the seeds. God is like the sun and rain. He determines if the seeds grow. However, He is also the one who is aware of where they will and will not flourish. But, our job is just to plant. Plant as best we can. The rest after that is up to God. We have no control over if those seeds take root, because only God can choose that. We just have to plant them, because if we don’t, they have no chance of growing.

I also love the lamp comparison. Our faith is like a light. We are all lamps. If we don’t share the light, though, what good is it that it’s lit? It doesn’t create any light so it may as well not be lit. That’s pointless. Lamps are lit to shine. We need to make sure we are not hiding our lights but setting them out in plain sight to shine into the dark. If we’re not, we may as well not be lit.

Well, that will be all for tonight! God bless! Shalom!

P.S. Again, late. Again, internet issues. Sorry. I just type them out then post when I can.