Early one morning a farmer sowed some seed.

As he scattered the seed on the ground some fell by the roadside and immediately the birds flew down and devoured the seed.

Some of the seed fell on rocky soil and they germinated and grew.

However, due to the rocks their roots could not go far to get water so when the sun came out it scorched them and they withered and died.

Some of the seed fell among the thorns and as you know weeds grew rapidly and so they choked the good seed.

However, all was not lost because some of these seed fell on good fertile soil.

The seed germinated and their roots descended deep into the ground.

Thus, the seed that fell on good ground produced a crop that bore fruit up to an hundredfold.

Revealing the good fertile soil

The good ground are people with a heart of integrity who not only listen and read the Word of God, but they are doers of the Word.

The good ground practice what they preach.

The good ground are the salt of the earth whose flavor is like sweet aroma to the world.

The good ground let their light shine in a dark world so that their good works are seen and the Father glorified.

The good ground pray without ceasing and labor in love.

The good ground do not grow weary in doing good because they know that in due season they will reap if they do not give up.

The good ground will bring forth fruit with patience.

When patience work in you, you will become mature and complete.

You will become the oil and wine!

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. (Like 8:15)

References

Matthew 5:16; Matthew 13; James 1:2-8; 1 Thessalonian 1; Galatians 6:9; Numbers 24:18; Psalms 86:15.

Published by Beverley

Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley