Spread the Gospel - Plant the Word
The sower sows the word. Mark 4:14
I love to pluck up dried dandelions – the ones that hold the white seedlings set in the form of a globe – and blow. It was a favorite pastime as a child. I would watch the wind escort these seedlings to faraway places. My father discouraged me from doing this, so I practiced this pastime away from our own yard.
I didn’t realize when I blew these seeds into the atmosphere, I was acting out a principle of the word of God. Jesus said, “The sower sows the word.” Like farmers, we are to scatter the seed of God’s word all around us. We are to tell others about the goodness of God.
Each of us has a story to tell about how we received Christ into our hearts. Directly or indirectly, someone sowed the word of God into each of our lives to bring about the miracle of salvation within us.
When I was a new believer, I would look at a crowd of people and feel guilty because I was not reaching them for Christ. Now, I am more grounded in God’s love for me and I realize I cannot reach everyone with the gospel — but I can do my part.
I’ve created my own tracts to minister. I pass them out at restaurants and places of business. I simply hand them out with a smile and say, “I’d like to give you this. It is something I have written and I believe it will be an encouragement to you.” 90% of the time they receive it gladly.
Jesus told us to go and preach the gospel to all creation. He wants us to be encouraged in the unique ways that He has made us. We each have gifts and talents that God wants us to use to win the unsaved.
Pray and ask God to show you what your part is in the Great Commission. He is waiting for you to draw near to Him. He desires to use you to scatter the seed of God’s word within your sphere of influence. Who knows, He may even use you to reach those in far away places.
Tom Toya lives with his wife Lou and his Maltese Muy-Muy in Carol Stream, IL. He has been writing for several years and is a graduate of the Christian Writers Guild. He has written articles that were published in magazines and newspapers. You can read more from him through his blog at www.sendme-tomandlou.blogspot.com.
