THE SEED

The Lord God has given us so many promises like in today's 1st reading which is just one of the many promises He has given us. Unlike humans, God is able to fulfill all of them without any doubt. We can always count and depend on him. Don't you feel good that we have a God who can always bring to fulfillment what He has promised? Amen. Hallelujah!

Isaiah 55: 10-1110 Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to him who sows and bread to him who eats, 11 so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.

The Lord has spoken and it is our duty to nurture and always remember the words He has spoken to us. Amen. Hallelujah!

Psalm 65: 10, 11, 12-13, 14R: (Luke 8:8) The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest. 9 [10] You have visited the land and watered it; greatly have you enriched it. God’s watercourses are filled; you have prepared the grain.

Though, there may be times when everything seems so difficult and farfetched we should always believe and never waiver for only those who persevere to the end will be crowned with victory. We have to fight a good fight and never lose hope. Amen. Hallelujah!

Romans 8: 18-2318 Brothers and sisters: I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us.

There is a need to till the soil before we can plant the seeds. When I was just a kid I used to pity the farmers who work under the heat of the sun while plowing the fields. It is clearly etched in my mind how they guide the plow being pulled by the carabao while their feet sink into the mud. The same way these farmers prepare the soil for a good harvest we, too must prepare ourselves in order to become the rich soil who bears fruit. Let us not waste the seed God has sown in our hearts. If we need to stay under the scorching heat of the sun and sink our feet into the mashy field of our lives why not, it will always be worth it knowing that the seed that God has planted will surely reap a bountiful harvest, Amen. Hallelujah!

Matthew 13: 1-23
...23 But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.”