Seed Time, Harvest Time, but did you know that you are not the only one that can plant a seed?

I can still remember the first time that I sowed a seed. I am not talking about tithes, nor offering and for those that do not know, those are two different things, just like sowing a seed is a third and entirely different principle as well. The first time I sowed a seed and was believing God for a return was with my wife when our church was doing a bunch of remodeling and renovations and get this, the first seed was not monetary, it was time and effort! We sowed our time and effort into Kingdom Life Church, and in return God gave me a word that if you take care of my house, I will take care of yours, and we were believing for a new house. Now over the years we have become givers and sowing is pretty much second nature to us and as a result, the return from God has been glorious in our lives, but did you know that you were not the only one that can so a seed?

You say what am I talking about, simple, the word of God, it is a principle of the Kingdom, and therefore anyone oppressing in the principle can gain the benefits. But what if I told you that the devil also likes to sow? Got your attention now, yes, it is a fact the devil also like to sow, for the Bible says in Luke 4:13; When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left Him until an opportune time. No we have all been taught this passage in the context of temptation from the devil, and yes it does teach us that throughout Jesus ministry he would confront the temptations of the devil in many forms and defeat them, and that temptation is not a once and done thing but yet a perpetual thing we must continue to cover ourself in because the enemy is unrelenting, but why is that the case? Because the devil planted a seed!

You see the enemy seeks to destroy us with sin, shame, and guilt, and in doing so, he uses one of the basic principles of God, he comes and sows a seed in our life. You ask how can this be, well lets look at the scripture, where the word of God says, when the devil had finished all this tempting. The devil was planting seed showing Jesus his way of life and the way he wanted him to take asking Jesus to give up on the life God had afforded to him, in exchange for the Kingdom. The devil was trying to sow a seed into Jesus to take root because he already knew from the word of God that Jesus would turn away from him, but he wanted to put that seed in Jesus so when the moment came, it could take root, and it did, for the Bible says in Luke 22:42; Father, if you are willing take this cup away from me....Jesus had doubt because of the seed the devil sowed into him of temptation. Looking further, the second part of Luke 4:13 says that he (devil) left Him (Jesus) until an opportune time. The word opportune comes from the Latin word opportūnus which was used to denote seasonable time for harvest, or in seasons.

In other words, the devil having sowed into Jesus the seed of temptation, departed to allow the seed to take root for a season to return and harvest from. But my God, isn't it nice to know that the seed from the devil does not have to take root in our lives. Jesus showed us the way in Luke 22:42; yet not my will, but yours be done. In other words when the devil comes to plant a seed in your life and tries to steal, kill and destroy you, just like the weeds in the garden do, because the garden has flowers and weeds, both of which came from a seed, it is nice to know that you can give in to the Father's will and have your weeds be gone! You are not the only one that can plant a seed, but be sure that you know where your help comes from to tend to the garden

Amen!