Yes I Will Pray
May 2012
“A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed…….” Matt 13: 3, 4
April showers bring May flowers.
Ever hear that saying?
Of course you have and so have I.
BUT it’s not true!
Nope, it’s not! It’s partially true but not completely. The reason is… rain alone does not produce May flowers. Rain having fallen on seeds brings May flowers.
No seeds….no flowers…(no weeds for that matter.)
Here’s the word for this month.
SOW SEED!!!!!
Sow lots of seed. Indiscriminant seed. Don’t be picky about where it falls….JUST DO IT!
Here’s why.
In the parable of the sower Jesus noted that a sower went out to sow. It wasn’t random. He had the seed, and he made the decision to go out and distribute it. Interestingly the parable goes on to say, “as he sowed….” Some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprung up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seed fell on good soil, and produced grain, some a hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
This sower was not concerned about WHERE he sowed…for in his experience he knew that sowing was prememinent in achieving results. It goes without saying that every seed isn’t going to pop up. But the more that is sown, the more chance there is for a harvest.
Here’s how I see this parable of truth impacting us.
I think that we need to become more dedicated in taking the seed we have and choosing to sow it wherever we can. Of course not every seed is going to land where we want it to land, but nothing produces nothing. The opposite is also true though…something produces something.
This parable also works in prayer. If we don’t pray, what can we expect? So even as I’ve just written the mandate to SOW SEED…so am I also saying
PRAY ALOT!
Prayer is a seed too. Not every prayer is going to end up in the result we want, but no prayer gets no results. Lots of prayer gets more results. SO, PRAY ALOT!
Yes I Will Pray is all about exponential prayer growth. “One puts a thousand to flight but two puts ten thousand.” Deuteronomy 32:30
DO THE MATH!
If by ourselves we have good results and with just one other person we’ll have even better results…how much GREATER will it be if hundreds and thousands of us are sowing seeds of prayer everywhere in the world, every minute of every day? I think it will be greater than great!
So say it with me.
Yes I Will Pray!
Prayer is our seed.
It meets a need.
So every day
Yes I Will Pray!
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