Protecting the Word-Seed
How do we protect the Word-Seed we plant? When we Sow the Word which is the Seed of God, it needs to be protected from the enemy who is determined to prevent it from germinating and producing a Spiritual Harvest. How can we safeguard the Seed of God we have sown? What can we do to guarantee an abundant harvest? Here are some suggestions:
1. You protect what you plant by Surrounding yourself with solid, Word teaching and ministry.
You don’t need to be around false teachers and false teaching. Get as much of the true Word as you can get. Stay in church. Stay in a good church. Go to Bible class and small group Bible teachings. Be in the every service. Listen to good teaching on CDs and watch Bible Centered television channels. Play worship music in your home or on your automobile audio system.
2. You protect what you plant by Personal Intimacy with the Father.
Seeking God protects the Word Seed that you plant. If you want to “find God” and fellowship with Him, you need to seek Him.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Jer. 29:13
When you spend quality time with God you will safeguard the Word in your heart. Practice the presence of God. In addition to your scheduled “prayer” or “devotion” or “quiet” time, stay in communion with the Father all the time. Paul admonishes all believes to “pray without ceasing.”
Talk with Him. Practice His continual presence. Pray in the Spirit. Instead of talking with yourself, talk with the Holy Spirit. Let your natural man consider His presence by your side as you go through your normal daily routines. Let Him “sit” with you. Walk with you. Ride with you. See Him with you all the time in whatever you do. Carry on personal conversations with Him. Communicate with Him. This is personal intimacy… be as personal with Him as you are with any close friend… or as close with you as a family member. Practice His Presence with you all the time in every situation and in all circumstances.
3. You protect what you plant by Continually Speaking the Word.
Saying what God says keeps the Word Seed safe. When you say the Word you are literally agreeing with God. When you agree with God you are able to walk with Him. As you walk with God the Word Seed is protected.
Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Amos 3:3
4. You protect what you plant by Keeping your Mind Renewed by the Word and by casting down “ imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.”
Right thinking protects the Seed. Right thinking is Word thinking. Don’t get caught up in a day-dream-imaginary world. Get out of fantasy land. Your mind is always active. It never shuts down. Keep it focused on God stuff. Get some Word CDs and listen to them as you sleep at night. Keep your mind submerged in the Word. This will protect the Seed.
5. You protect what you plant by being Aggressive and militant… by standing your ground.
Don’t be a wimp. Don’t be a push-over. Don’t be easy on the devil. Don’t wait for demons to show up… go after them. You do not need to be defensive… be on the offensive. Refuse to be ashamed. Don’t be in the “silent majority” be in the “out-spoken minority.” The more you stand up the braver you will become.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Rom. 1:16
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. Matt. 10:32
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, Acts 4:29
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. Phil. 1:20
6. You protect what you plant by “observing to do all that is written therein (the Word)…”
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. Josh. 1:7
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Josh. 1:8
Obeying God’s Word protects the Seed. Doing the Word is living the Word. Keeping the Word is obeying the Word. The most important thing you can do to insure that the Seed is protected and that it grows and produces is that you DO WHAT IT SAYS.
7. You protect what you plant by Believing the Crop is coming in!
Believing is expecting something good to happen. It is knowing that God will honor His Word. Knowing is the substance of things hoped for. It is knowing you have the crop (and acting like it!) before you have it!
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Mark 11:23
8. You protect what you plant by Being Diligent and Persistent.
Remember the woman with the issue of blood? Diligence is determination. Persisting is keeping on keeping on. Refusing to quit or back down or ease up no matter what the difficulty may be protects the Word Seed. Constantly confess: “I will not quit. I will not stop. I will not give up. I will not ease up. I will not grow weary and faint. I will fight until I win.” Be stubborn and hard-headed about going on with God. Don’t allow the flak from the devil deter you. Press on toward the mark for prize of the high calling of God.
Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Mark 5:25-29
And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse
When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
9. You protect what you plant by Praying in the Spirit.
Praying in Tongues safeguards the Seed. This is your special gift from God to help you build up your faith and to keep you strong.
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Jude 20
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 1Cor. 14:15
Praying in the Spirit is correct praying, accurate praying and effective praying. You can pray in tongues anytime, anywhere and no matter what is going on around you. Your mind is not involved. It is your recreated human spirit that will be talking to God with utterances that cannot be understood by the natural man.
10. You protect what you plant by Rejoicing in God, through heart-felt worship and praise and by keeping a thankful heart.
Singing, rejoicing, worshipping, praising, dancing, shouting, making a joyful noise unto the Lord… all these are ways to keep the seed safe and secure. There is freedom where the Spirit of the Lord is. God’s Presence induces joy unspeakable and filled with glory.
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength. Neh. 8:10
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