Isiah reminds us that God’s words goes forth from his mouth; and does not return to him void but shall achieve the end for which He sent it. The Psalm reminds us that the “seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.” God invites us to participate with him in the process of making his word fruitful. We do this by how we respond to God and how we share in his process of seeing that a rich harvest ensues. Sometimes doing God’s will means we may need to suffer to accomplish the good that God has in mind. When this happens, do we complain? Paul invites us to consider that the sufferings of this present time areas nothing, compared with the glory to be revealed for us.
Jesus builds on this theme when he speaks of the Sower and the realities of the ministry, we are called to participate in. How many of us are concerned about the success of our works? Remember in the parable only ¼ of the seeds actually grow to maturity. If a college coach wins only ¼ of their ball games how long would he be kept as coach? Yet with Jesus, the issue isn’t how many grow, it is about the fruit of the few that do grow. We need to remember that life isn’t about the quantity but the quality.
Countenance of God 