If you have not love...

Luke 8:5-10

5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. 8 But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things, He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

9 Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”

10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that

‘Seeing they may not see,

And hearing they may not understand.

I have read and heard this passage many times. The commentary on this passage talks about the hearer of the word… for some the word gets trampled on and taken away before it can take root…some hear but soon forget…others hear but are caught up in many earthly things…then there are those that hear the words live the word and share the word.

 This morning I was thinking that not much is mentioned about the sower. Here are  a few of my thoughts on the sower…

The sower faithfully went forth and sowed. Perhaps the sower saw that the seed got trampled and taken away.  This perhaps sadden the sower yet the sower did not become discouraged. The sower moved on sowing the seed again. This time it was amongst some rocks the sower watched the seed spring up and quickly died. The sower only watched the seed and did nothing to encourage the growth of the seed. Even so the sower continued sowing as called to do.  This time the sower was diligent in providing more of what the seed needing to grow yet the sower was neglectful in removing the thorns. Once again, the sower faithfully moves on perhaps in discouragement none the less moves on with the seed.  Finally, a bountiful crop. What was different about this good ground?  The sower first fertilized the ground with love it was not luck that the seed feel upon good ground. The sower showed kindness and loving care that the ground needed before seeding it. Love grows where kindness shows. The word of God is love. If you have not love the seed will not grow.