Don’t Stop Planting: God’s Doing More Than You See | Mark 4:26-29

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Today, we’re looking at Mark 4:26-29:

And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” — Mark 4:26-29

In this short parable, Jesus gives us another window into the nature of the kingdom of God.

He describes a farmer who scatters seeds and then continues his life. He scatters. He sleeps. He wakes. He repeats. Meanwhile, something unseen is happening within the soil. The seed grows—but the farmer doesn’t fully comprehend how.

Jesus puts it plainly, “The seed sprouts and grows—he knows not how.”

Jesus is explaining how the kingdom works. God does something unseen long before we see visible results. The seed is scattered, but growth is gradual—first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain. It’s not instant. It's not showy. But it's happening. When the time is right, there is a harvest to enjoy.

This parable is a gentle reminder of the difference between our duty and God's duty. We scatter the seed, but only God gives the growth. Our job is to scatter the truth we’ve been given generously. We are called to sow the Word everywhere we go. We scatter it in how we act and what we say. At home. At work. At school. At play.

And sometimes, you may feel like this is less than productive. Like you are wasting your time and wasting the seed. But don’t forget—sometimes God is doing something below the surface you can’t yet see. Something you might actually miss. He might be nourishing a seed in your friend, in your spouse, in your son, in your daughter, in a grandchild that might bear fruit down the road. It might bear a harvest you never get to witness.

So don't give up. Keep scattering. Believe that God is doing something you merely cannot see. And anticipate the harvest.

Because with God, no faithful seed is ever wasted.

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ASK THIS:

1. Where in your life do you feel tempted to give up sowing?
2. What “seed” might God be growing below the surface right now?
3. How can you be more intentional in scattering God's Word this week?
4. Do you trust that God brings the harvest in His timing?

DO THIS:

Keep sowing God's Word—even when you see no results.

Father, thank you for working in ways I cannot see. Help me to stay faithful in sowing your truth and trust you with the results. Amen.

Seasons.