365 Days of the Great Names of God, Day 194: Sower

Sower

"He presented another parable to them: 'The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.' Then He dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached Him and said, 'Explain the parable of the weeds in the field to us.' He replied: 'The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.'" (Matthew 13:24,25,36,37)
Everything I know about sowing, I learned from "Little House on the Prairie."

Specifically, I know what I know from the books series by Laura Ingalls Wilder and "Farmer Boy" in particular. In the chapter titled "Springtime," Laura describes her future husband working with his father at planting time:

"While Father sowed the grain, Almanzo followed him over the fields, harrowing the seeds into the earth. Almanazo could not sow grain yet; he must practice a long time before he could spread the seeds evenly. That is hard to do. The heavy sack of grain hung from a strap over Father's left shoulder. As he walked, he took handfuls of grain from the sack. With a sweep of His arm and a bend of his wrist he let the little grains fly from his fingers. The sweep of his arm kept time with his steps, and when Father finished sowing a field every inch of ground had its evenly scattered seeds, nowhere too many or too few. The seeds were too small to be seen on the ground, and you could not know how skillful a sower a man was, till the seeds came up."

Galatians 6:7 also has something to say about sowing: "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." Of course, this is true teaching.

But thanks be to God, we often do not reap what we sow..and this is mercy. 

Thanks be to God, we often reap what He sows...and this is grace.

We sow sin, but the Master Sower allows us to reap forgiveness. 

We sow foolishness, but the Master Sower allows us to reap wisdom.

We sow weakness, but the Master Sower allows us to reap strength.

We sow the temporary, but the Master Sower allows us to reap the eternal.

With a sweep of His mighty arm, the Sower scatters seeds on His fields of faith. They are often too small to be seen at first, but the hand of the skillful Sower lets them fly evenly and perfectly, in just the right measure...and when what He has planted comes up, He gathers unto Himself a harvest of souls.