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Sowing and Reaping
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Sowing and Reaping
Jesus identified one of His parables as the key to understanding all the parables (Mark 4:13). The parable was the one dealing with soils, seeds, and sowing. The seed is “the word of the kingdom” (Matthew 13:19), and the soil is the heart into which the seed is sown. If the heart is receptive, the seed can bear fruit thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold (verse 23).
Jesus’ focus in the parable was on the soil (the heart). The better the condition of the heart, the more abundant will be the spiritual harvest. The apostle Paul wrote that our harvest will be commensurate with our sowing (Galatians 6:7). Sow sparingly, and you will reap sparingly. Sow bountifully, and you will reap bountifully (2 Corinthians 9:6). When we sow the Word of God into our heart, the spiritual fruit in our life will depend on the amount of seed sown and the condition of our heart.
Jesus identified this parable as important for a reason: that we might keep our heart prepared to receive as much of the Word as possible.
As seed is made for soil and soil for seed, so the heart is made for God’s truth and God’s truth for the heart.
Richard Glover
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).