Scatter Seeds of Joy

            Have you had your Joy Juice today?  Let’s strive to cultivate the habit of scattering seeds of joy all along our path!

            One of the old hymns that I remember singing as a child in church was entitled “Scattering Precious Seed”.  I liked it then because of the catchy tune…but I’m sure I didn’t have a clue what the words meant.  The first verse says….

“Scattering precious seed by the wayside;

Scattering precious seed by the hillside.

Scattering precious seed o’er the field, wide,

Scattering precious seed by the way.” 

            In my “little girl” way of thinking, I could see myself planting seeds in a garden or all over my yard. Now, as an adult, I’m beginning to understand the depth of the lyrics of this beautiful old hymn.  If we are committed Christians, we should want to scatter the seeds of our faith everywhere we go. 

            Jesus told this parable (which was recorded in Matthew, Mark and Luke.) 

            A farmer went out to plant some seeds. ⁴ As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. ⁵ Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. ⁶ But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died. ⁷ Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants. ⁸ Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted! (Matthew 13:3-8)

            We are called to joyfully scatter the seeds…and then trust God to help them grow & multiply!