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DON'T FALL BY THE WAY SIDE!
Luke 8:5, KJV
"A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it."
If you look at the parable of the sower, you'll see that amidst the four instances given, the worst of it is the first instance of seeds falling along the way.
We have seeds that fell upon a rock which as soon as it was sprung up, withered away, because it lacked moisture. Some even fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked them while others fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. All these three examples entered the race. Two of the three then began and manifested partially even if it was for a short while. The seeds that fell on the rock at least sprang up but only withered because it had no genuine roots. At least, it sprang up (started life) from being a seed. The seeds that fell amidst thorns also sprang up though they were eventually choked by the thorns. They also refused to remain seeds only. They changed status into plants and walked a distance. Lastly, the seeds that fell on the good ground. It sprang up and brought forth a hundred fold. However, the seeds that fell along the way couldn't go any further. It didn't enter the competition of metamorphosing from seeds to plants at all, even if it'll then die later. It rather has the destiny of dying along the way and too early in its journey. It never pushed any distance at all. From the moment it fell, it was destined to be cut short, with no eyes seeing and any ear hearing of its manifestation (even if it'll be short lived). Because they fell along the way, they faced the greatest form of humiliation. The Bible says, "they were trodden down" (assaulted and humiliated by men) because of their choice of falling wrongly and not at least into any of the three other positions, where at least they could have been hidden from the carelessness of men and exhibited longevity for a while.
The Lord is sending you a warning. When you fall, don't be the seeds that fall along the way side. Don't be found in that zone. It honours no one. Those that fell along the wayside ended before they started. They never entered the race set before them or manifested to any extent before being cut off. They never sprang up even if it'll then be one challenge or the other they'll then confess to have faced. Rather, they're trodden under foot by men and eliminated and eaten up by the birds of the air. What does, "trodden under foot" remind you? It probably takes you back to the salt that has lost its savour and has now become good for nothing (Matt.5:13). Having lost its value and having no contribution or benefits to add to its holder, only one thing befits it - to be excused from the house, from the watchful sight of the householder, from the esteem of the householder and casted without and trodden upon by men. "Trodden upon by men" is an insult that has to be endured by anything or anyone that has lost its value. Consider Samson who became a toy in the hands of the Philistines after losing his precious grace and eyes (Judges 16:25). Men might have esteemed you before. They might have bowed the head and brought you salutations when you passed. However, if you lose your value (your savour), which the whole world respects and through which you benefit them, you'll immediately be cast out and trampled upon by men. They'll call you, "that man of yesterday" and shoot the mouth at you. It'll immediately show that you have violated a law and shifted from your esteemed position of value to being valueless - having lost what brought delight to the members of your calling, the very thing that was protected by some entities when the trees wanted to make them king (Judges 9:8-10). They said individually, "should I leave my wine, oil etc by which men are delighted and be esteemed over the trees?" They have come to the realization of one thing. If they should let their values slip, they'll later pay for it. It's rather better continuing in purpose and the giving of value. It's better to delight people continuously and give them that same ministration of old. That's what makes anyone relevant. That's what makes people ask for more. That's what keeps them also in demand.
There will be those who will fall by the way side. In their Christian or ministerial journeys, they'll become victims, falling by the way side having gone their way or choosing their lot like Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:25). If you're observant, you'll see that all the verses talking about those seeds said, "and some fell", indicating personal choice and role in forming one's destiny. Don't die along the way. Enter into the competition and walk up to the peak of expectation and manifestation. Go into Jordan, because that is where the fullness of harvest is. Don't just peep and see Jordan from here! Don't be that way contented. More importantly, don't wither before you manifest neither allow yourself to be choked by any life's challenge. Rather, seek to manifest in hundred fold the potentials and grace in you. Some may also choose to manifest in thirty or sixty folds but you should manifest at the peak of God's expectation for you (Matt.13:8). Do hundred fold! Go that length. That's when all your potentials could have been lived up to, seen and experienced. Don't be a plant or tree that started growing and died or one that started growing and didn't bring forth fully as expected. After escaping all those things that cut other plants short or even prevent some seeds from manifesting as plants, you must ensure you survive, endure and bear much fruit (in hundred fold)!
PRAYER: Father, I bow before you for strength and the grace of continuing until I see my manifestation in a hundred fold. I won't die by the way side or be discouraged by pressure or persecutions. Never deterred, I move!
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Nehemiah 5:14-7:73a; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Psalm 33:1-11; Proverbs 21:8-10
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