Am I a Selective Sower?

Am I a Selective Sower?
By Charlotte Dixon
 
In Mark 4:3-8 Jesus told the following parable, “Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. (Does that mean he shouldn’t have sown?) And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. (Does THAT mean he shouldn’t have sown?) And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. (Does THAT mean he shouldn’t have sown?) And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.” (Ah! Now that was definitely worth sowing!)
 
 Did he, the sower, know which seeds would spring forth and increase? If he had, he might have ONLY used certain seeds. Did he know exactly which ground would cause the seeds to flourish? Had he known, he might ONLY have spent his time in a certain place! But, no, all the ground and all the seeds had an opportunity…
 
Of course this parable is about spiritual things and indeed there are many things that could be brought out about it, but…the thing I want us to think about for today is the fact that God is not a respecter of persons…He is not a selective sower. A person’s age, race, or financial status does not matter to Him…He equally wants EVERYONE to have the OPPORTUNITY to serve Him. And as such, He has called US to have the same attitude. But do we? Or do we sometimes think in our minds, “Oh, they aren’t a good ‘candidate’ for the truth…they’ll never change, so why bother!” Along the same lines do we ever think, “This is a ‘hard’ doctrine…let’s just not preach/teach that. Let’s never mention that to them…they might not come back.” God wants us to not be selective about WHO we share the gospel with. Nor does He want us to be selective about WHICH parts of His Word we will share.
 
Am I a selective sower? Now, think about that…

By Charlotte Dixon