The Sower and the Seed By the parable of the sower, Christ illustrates the things of the kingdom of heaven, and the work of the great Husbandman for His people. Like a sower in the field, He came to scatter the heavenly grain of truth. And His parable teaching itself was the seed with which the most precious truths of His grace were sown. Because of its simplicity the parable of the sower has not been valued as it should be. From the natural seed cast into the soil, Christ desires to lead our minds to the gospel seed, the sowing of which results in bringing man back to his loyalty to God. He who gave the parable of the tiny seed is the Sovereign of heaven, and the same laws that govern earthly seed sowing govern the sowing of the seeds of truth.

I lignelsen om sædemanden illustrerer Kristus det, der hører Himmeriget til, med den gerning, som Gud, den store husbond, udfører for sit folk. Ligesom en sædemand sår sin sæd på marken, kom han for at så de himmelske sandheder og hans undervisning i lignelser var den sæd, som han brugte til at så de mest dyrebare sandheder om hans nåde. Lignelsen om sædemanden er ikke blevet værdsat, som den skulle, fordi den er så enkel og ligetil. Kristus ønsker at lede vore tanker fra sæden, der kastes i jorden, til evangeliets sæd, der udsås og bringer mennesket tilbage til lydighed mod Gud. Den, der gav os lignelsen om det lille frø, er Himmelens konge, og de samme love, som bestemmer såningen på jorden, styrer også såningen af sandhedens sæd.