The Power of the Gospel and Faith

Job 20; Mark 3-4 

“…’This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, although he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain – first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.’”

Mark 4:26-29

The gospel, like a seed, has power in itself to transform people’s lives. When we have confidence in the gospel, we will boldly share it knowing it is Christ who transforms lives, not ourselves. The stages of a plant’s growth until it is ready to be harvested remind us that the work of the Holy Spirit in convicting us of our sin and our need for God is a process. We cannot expect planting and harvesting in a single conversation. If we have the opportunity to lead someone to Christ we must discern if they are ready and acknowledge that others have contributed to this salvation-story. The patience to wait on the Spirit’s work in the life of another (or our own lives) is evidence of our faith that this is God’s work, not ours.

“Lord Jesus, thank you for your amazing, transforming gospel-power, for your glory.”