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Simon · 10-17-07

Spend Time with God EVERY Day

by SWhitton

But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."
Matt 13:23 (NIV)

Seeds are small, yet they can produce a large crop. This crop in turn produces its own seeds that can yield an exponentially huge harvest.

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches."
Matt 13:31-32 (NIV)

We are so familiar with it, we miss the amazing miracle. How is it that something as apparently primitive as a seed, can be placed in the dirt, add water, give it a little time and up springs (all by itself) a large, complex, self-sustaining tree. From something small can spring something much greater than we realize.

There is something small that we can do that will result in a much larger than expected harvest. Spend time with God EVERY day. It doesn’t have to be much, just a few minutes. Read a short devotional each day and spend a little time praying.

A pinch of salt added to food can change the whole flavour. A little time spent with God will change the whole flavour of your day. This is especially important during those difficult times in our lives. But do this every day and He will change the whole flavour of your life.

He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
Matt 13:-33 (NIV)

‘A little yeast working all through the dough’ was a common expression in first century Israel, but it usually had a negative or corrupting meaning, similar to “one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel”. It was usually a reference to sin, but here Jesus used it to show how a little of the kingdom of God will spread and go far. He replaced sin with the kingdom of God!

God delights in making a small amount go a long way. Let Him bring growth to your life; that those around you will feel your influence and shelter in your branches. Even subsequent generations will feel the shadow of the time you spent with the Lord.

Take a few moments to pray right now. Ask God for grace and for practical help, so that you will spend at least some time with Him daily.

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peace,
Simon

maciek · 01-31-07

The more we could give ourselves to God the more God in us and then there is less of us. God need our hearts as fertile soil to produce the fruits of the spirit...love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, gentleness, kindness, faithfulness and selfcontroll...our hearts can be dirty soil...But God can transform them...

Word of Life · 11-23-08

Excellent post and a very important one indeed. Spending that quality time with our Father is very important, getting to know Him is what He wants. We can worship Him all day, with Him being in our minds, praying and asking for guidance, chatting to Him or even listening to some lovely praise and worship songs, all this gets us real close to Him.

Jesus lives and this year, I am going to get to know Him, even more than I did last year.

God bless you all.

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maciek · 01-31-07

If one lives by the spirit there is no turning back or looking back..In the book of Genesis we have the example of the wife of Loth, who looked back and became the pillar of salt...so any one who turns back or look back is not dynamic, enthusiastic in spirit..