The Parable of the Sower (Mt 13: 1-9)

A character study of the Sower, Seed and Receiver

The Sower

- Consistent in sowing

- Never consider it would be a waste of effort to plant the seeds in the less favorite places.

- Abundant in nature

- Great hope in the output of sowing

- Only one nature

The Seed

- Is 55:10-11 – it shall not return to him void.

- So powerful to sprout and make changes.

- The seed is always with a mission.

- The seed here is the sower himself.

- Uniqueness in character

- Small in nature which seems to be ignorable but big when grown.

The Receiver

- Different characters, like “path, rocky ground, thorny ground, good land”

- Ability to change the ground into any of the above nature.

- Freedom to choose the ground or allow the birds to take away the seed.

- Living in the world with tensions, worries, anxieties and evils.

- The capacity of the good ground differs

The Heavenly Father is hopeful in sowing the seed that it will produce a good harvest. He is hopeful that human will use his/her freedom to choose the right soil / prepare the soil or try to change the disposition by selecting what is right. Are we ready according to change according to the will of Father?