GOD’S WORD IS SEED, WATER,

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& LIGHT

The prophet Hosea said in Hosea

4:6a, “My people are destroyed for

lack of knowledge...” The Bible

contains that knowledge; it is the

Manufacturer’s handbook, so to speak.

Someone has made the statement, “the

Bible is so simple, you’d have to have

someone to help you misunderstand it.”

I believe that’s true, but we have to

realize that we have had a lot of help

down through the years. This problem is

amplified by the parable Jesus related in

the form of two questions: “... Can the

blind lead the blind? shall they not

both fall into the ditch?” (Luke 6:39)

He always revealed knowledge in a

unique way and referred to natural

things in a way that revealed spiritual

truths.

Many of the great truths of the

Bible can be understood by the natural

process of the earth’s production. Paul

said in Romans 1:20:

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... the invisible things of him

from the creation of the world

are clearly seen, being

understood by the things that are

made, even his eternal power and

Godhead; so that they are

without excuse.

We find in Mark 4:3-32, and

Matthew 13:3-35, that Jesus was

actually fulfilling prophecy as He

opened His mouth in parables and spoke

things that had been kept secret from the

foundation of the world. In the parable

of the sower (Mark 4), Jesus reveals that

when you plant the seed of God’s Word,

the heart becomes the soil, which

produces a harvest.

He indicates in these parables that

the laws of the spirit world are extended

into this natural world. These fixed laws

of God are revealed in the natural

process of planting a seed in the soil and

reaping a harvest. The laws of process

in the natural world are basically the

same as those in the spirit world, which

created it.

Let’s look at some of the things that

Jesus revealed concerning the working

of the Kingdom. “I am the true vine,

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and my Father is the husbandman.”

(John 15:1) One translation says it this

way: “I am the true vine, and my

Father is the Farmer.” “Every

branch in me that beareth not fruit he

taketh away: and every branch that

beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it

may bring forth more fruit. Now ye

are clean through the word which I

have spoken unto you.” (John 15:2-3)

Jesus made a statement in Verse 3,

which reveals that His Word is a type of

water, which will make you clean.

When Jesus explained the parable of the

sower in Mark 4:14, He said, “The

sower soweth the word.” God’s Word

is established as being the seed from

which a harvest is produced. The Word

will also cleanse and refresh you, as

water does the thirsty.

Then David said, “The entrance of

thy words giveth light...” (Psalm

119:130) Any farmer knows you must

have four basic things—seed, water,

light, and soil in which to plant if you’re

going to have a harvest. Then again, a

seed, which sprouts and comes up, will

eventually die without light. A seed

cannot survive unless it is planted in

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soil, which has sufficient water and

light available to force production.

Jesus said to His disciples, “Now ye

are clean through the word which I

have spoken unto you.” (John 15:3)

The Word will clean out the thorns

that choke the seed. The Word will

prepare the soil of the heart so that it is

capable of producing. In Ephesians 5,

Paul also refers to the Word of God as

water. “Therefore as the church is

subject unto Christ... and (He) gave

himself for it; That he might sanctify

and cleanse it with the washing of

water by the word...” (Ephesians 5:24-

26)

Here again, the Scriptures refer to

the Word of God as a cleansing agent

that will cleanse us from wrong ideas

and other religious trash that can collect

in the mind when there is a lack of

Scripture knowledge.

The washing of the water with the

Word purifies the heart (soil), and

provides water which forces the seed to

germinate. The prophet Isaiah said:

When the poor and needy

seek water, and there is none, and

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their tongue faileth for thirst, I

the Lord will hear them, I the

God of Israel will not forsake

them. I will open rivers in high

places, and fountains in the midst

of the valleys: I will make the

wilderness a pool of water, and

the dry land springs of water.

(Isaiah 41:17-18)

The promises of healing or of

financial blessing, such as I Peter 2:24

or Luke 6:38, are supernatural seeds

with the DNA of God in them. But the

seed must first be given to the soil, then

it will g ive its life for what you ne

ed .

This gives us a perfect illustration of

what Jesus (the Word made flesh) did

for all humanity.

A farmer knows that the soil itself

does not determine what it will produce;

the seed has dominion over the soil.

In the fourth chapter of Mark, Jesus

established the fact that the heart is the

soil where you plant the seed of God’s

Word. Then He said, “And these are

they by the way side, where the word is

sown; but when they have heard, Satan

cometh immediately, and taketh away

the word (seed) that was sown in their

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hearts.” (Mark 4:15)

Matthew’s account gives us more

detailed information. “When any one

heareth the word of the kingdom, and

u

nderstandeth i t not , then cometh the

wicked one, and catcheth away that

which was sown in his heart..."

(Matthew 13:18-19)

THE WATER OF THE WORD =

UNDERSTANDING

If you only read Mark’s account,

you will have the “seed of the Word” all

right, but you won’t have enough

information to understand it. So you

must interpret the Word with more

Word, which has the effect of water and

will cause the seed to sprout and grow.

Remember Paul said, “I have planted,

Apollos watered; but God gave the

increase.” (I Corinthians 3:6)

Notice that Matthew gave one

valuable detail, which Mark left out:

“When any one heareth the word of

the kingdom, and u

nderstandeth i t

not...” (Matthew 13:19) The only time

Satan can steal the Word (seed) from

you is when you don’t understand its

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true meaning. Watering it with more

Word will give you the clear

understanding needed to force the seed

to produce for you.

It is possible to have the Word and

still not have enough understanding to

put it to work for you. Jesus said, “... If

ye continue in my word, then are ye

my disciples indeed; And ye shall know

the truth, and the truth shall make you

free.” (John 8:31-32)

Notice, it is not truth alone that sets

you free, but the KNOWLEDGE of

truth that sets you free to act on that

truth. For instance, Luke 6:38 says,

“Give, and it shall be given unto you;

good measure, pressed down...

running over, shall men give into

your bosom.”

The water of

understanding which activates that

promise on your behalf is found in the

last sentence of the verse: “For with

the same measure that ye mete withal

it shall be measured to you again.” In

other words, a doer of the Word will

eventually reap a harvest. The water that

comes with Mark 11:23 reveals that

whosoever shall say, must also believe

a nd doubt

not in his heart . (not be

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undecided) but believe what he is saying

will come to pass—then (eventually) he

shall have whatsoever he saith. I like to

say it this way: I t won’t w

ork just

because you say it: yet saving it is

involved in working the principle. It

won’t happen overnight, it is a process

which takes time. The SAYING is

essentially the SOWING and

WATERING process.

THE SOWING AND WATERING

PROCESS

For as the rain cometh down,

and the snow from heaven, and

returneth not thither, but

watereth the earth, and maketh it

bring forth and bud, that it may

give seed to the sower, and bread

to the eater: So shall my word be

that goeth forth out of my

mouth... (Isaiah 55:10-11)

Notice it is the water that makes it

bring forth and bud. The water of the

Word forces the seed to produce.

In Matthew 21:21, Jesus gives us

more light on the subject:

... Verily I say unto you, If ye

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have faith, and doubt not, ye

shall not only do this which is

done to the fig tree, but also if ye

shall say unto this mountain, Be

thou removed, and be thou cast

into the sea; it shall be done.

Now, isn’t this a strange statement?

“... If ye have faith and doubt not...”

How could you have faith and also

doubt at the same time?

In Mark 1:40, we have a classic

example of a man who had faith and

doubt at the same time: “And there

came a leper to him, beseeching him,

and kneeling down to him, and saying

unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst

make me clean.”

This leper had great faith that Jesus

could heal him. He had the truth (seed)

that Jesus could make him clean, but he

didn’t have enough understanding to

make the seed germinate and produce

healing for him. He had some truth, but

he

wasn’t fully pe

rsuaded . He knew

Jesus could, but he didn’t know whether

or not Jesus would heal him. So you can

see that it’s not enough to just know that

Jesus can supply your need. You must

be fully persuaded of what He will do or

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has already done for you as recorded in

the Scriptures (I Peter 2:24, Philippians

4:19).

And Jesus, moved with

compassion, put forth his hand,

and touched him, and saith unto

him, I will; be thou clean. (Mark

1:41)

The Scripture reveals that when

Jesus first touched him, nothing

happened, he was still a leper. He had

the seed, but not enough water of

understanding to germinate that seed.

But then Jesus watered his desert by

saying, “. . I will; be thou clean. And as

soon as he had spoken, immediately the

leprosy departed from him, and he was

cleansed.” (Mark 1:41-42)

Mark is the only one who records

this phrase, “. . as soon as he had spoken,

immediately the leprosy departed from

him. .” (Mark 1:42) When Jesus

removed the question mark, the leper’s

faith was released, and healing was the

result.

Jesus was anointed with the Holy

Ghost and healing power, but when He

laid hands on the leper, the seed of truth

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was too dry. He lacked the water of the

Word (knowledge of Jesus’ will). He

had great faith that Jesus could, but until

he gained the understanding that He was

willing, there was no manifestation.

The water of Jesus’ Words saturated

his desert, and his harvest came quickly.

“. . If ye continue in my word, then are ye

my disciples indeed; And ye shall know

the truth, and the truth shall make you

free.” (John 8:31-32) If you have

planted, and it seems that the harvest

will never come, don’t give up, continue

to water the seed with more Word, until

it saturates your desert and produces a

harvest.

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Document Outline

- God's Word Is Seed, Water and Light

- 1 God’s Word is Seed, Water, & Light

- The Water of the Word = Understanding

- The Sowing and Watering Process

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God's Word Is Seed, Water and Light

1 God’s Word is Seed, Water, & Light

The Water of the Word = Understanding

The Sowing and Watering Process