SOWERS OF THE WORD is a place where you can come to and recieve an inspirational devotional reading of The Word of God, along with commentaries of The Scriptures to increase your understanding and grow in the knowledge and wisdom of God's Word. This ministry is founded on the parable of The Sower in the Gospel of (Matthew 13: 1-23). God bless you all as you go forth bearing the precious seed of The Word of God.
JESUS IS LORD.
At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them. But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message (Gospel) might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. And the Lord will preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen! (2 Timothy 4:16-18). 4:16 Paul echos the forgiving attitude of Christ. Although many had abandoned him, he asked God not to hold them accountable for their actions. 4:17 In spite of the failure of his friends, Paul was supported by the Lord, who always strengthens and empowers. Often people will fail us in troublesome times. The Lord, however, never fails His children, no matter how difficult the circumstances are (see Luke 22:32; Hebrews 7:25). God had consistently empowered Paul during his life so that he could continue to preach the truth to the Gentiles. Lion is probably a reference to execution by lions. It is also possible that Paul is using the word as a metaphor for the spiritual conflict from which he was delivered. 4:18 Paul's expression of confidence in God builds to a crescendo of praise, ending with Amen. [THE NKJV STUDY BIBLE Second Edition].
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(Ecclesiastes 3:1-15).
This poem speaks with eloquence of the role of time in the life of the believer. Some regard the Book of Ecclesiastes as describing life apart from God, but clearly this text describes life that is lived in relationship with God. Through these words, the Preacher is not teaching that everything has an opportune time according to which one should choose one action or the other. Rather, he teaches that all events are in the hand of God, who makes everything happen in the time He judges appropriate. Illustrating this comforting assertion, the preacher turns to 14 pairs of opposites in vv. 2-8). [THE NKJV STUDY BIBLE].
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42 Watch, therefore-give strict attention, be cautious and active-for you do not know in what kind of a day [whether a near or remote one] your Lord is coming. 43 But understand this: that had the householder known in what [part of the night, whether in a night or a morning] watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be undermined and broken through. 44 You also must be ready therefore; for the Son of man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him. (Matthew 24:42-44) [Amplified Bible]. a. The homeowner and the thief (Matt 24:42-44). Each of the five parables in Matt 24:42-25:46 deals with some aspect of watchfulness. But watchfulness is not always passive: duties and responsibilities must be discharged by Jesus' followers (Matt 24:45-51), and foresight and wisdom are important (Matt 25:1-13). Responsible living under Jesus' directives is rewarded in the end (Matt 25:4-46). 42-44 The first parable teaches both the unexpectedness of the return of "your Lord" and the church's willingness to call Jesus "the Lord," a religious title hitherto reserved by Jews for God himself (1Cor 12:3; 1Thess 2:2; see also Matt 7:22-23; 8:21). It might be better to take "understand" as an indicative ("you know") rather then an imperative: the disciples know that an owner of a house would be awake and watching if he knew when a thief was coming. Since no one knows at what "watch" a thief might strike, constant vigilance is required. Similarly, we must also always be ready because in this one respect-the unexpectedness of his coming-the Son of Man resembles a thief. [NIV BIBLE COMMENTARY Volume 2: New Testament].
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