Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Jesus, Our Hope: The Sower and the Seed

Hope is not a vague optimism or wishful thinking—hope is a person. Jesus Christ is our living hope, planted in the soil of our hearts through His Word.

In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus tells us about a sower who scatters seed on different types of ground. Some seed falls on the path, some on rocky soil, some among thorns, and some on good, fertile soil. The seed is the Word of God, and we are the soil.

Jesus knows that life can make our hearts hard, rocky, or tangled with worry and sin. But still, He sows His Word generously. He doesn’t wait for us to be perfect; He comes to us right where we are, because He is the hope that transforms the soil.

When we receive His Word with faith, even in small amounts, it begins to take root. It pushes through the rocks, breaks through the thorns, and slowly, through grace, we become that good soil. And the fruit? It’s abundant: “some a hundred, some sixty, some thirtyfold” (Matthew 13:8).

So, if your life feels dry or cluttered or unworthy—take heart. The Sower hasn’t given up on you. Jesus is still sowing. His Word still brings life. And His hope is never wasted.

Let Him plant His hope in you today.

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