The Self-sufficient You
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from
heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the
earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it
may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my
mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall
accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper
in the thing whereto I sent it (Isaiah 55:10-11).
The Lord Jesus, while explaining the parable
of the sower to His disciples, compared the
ground in which the seeds were sown to the heart
of man: “The sower soweth the word. And these are
they by the way side, where the word is sown; but
when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately,
and taketh away the word that was sown in their
hearts” (Mark 4:14-15). So, the heart or spirit of man
is synonymous with “earth” in our opening scripture.
This means it’s the human spirit that brings forth
and buds when it makes contact with the Word. Being
born again, you must cultivate your heart to be a fertile
ground for the Word, so it can “bring forth and bud,
that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the
eater.” Don’t expect seed and bread to come from
somewhere else. They’ll come from inside you. Inside
you is the capacity to bring forth seed for sowing, and
bread for food.
Therefore, the victory for the challenge, the
solution to the problem, the health for the sickness—
everything—is inside you! God didn’t make the new
creation to be dependent on anything or anyone, not
even on Him. This, however, doesn’t mean that you
don’t “need” God. Rather, it underscores the truth that
He made you to be self-sufficient, requiring no external
aid or support to live successfully in the earth.
2 Corinthians 9:8 (AMPC) tells us something
striking about this: “And God is able to make all
grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you
in abundance, so that you may always and under
all circumstances and whatever the need be selfsufficient
[possessing enough to require no aid or
support and furnished in abundance for every good
work and charitable donation].”
All that you need for a self-sufficient life of
success in this world is the Word of God. The Word
of God is what saturates and empowers the “earth”
(your heart) to produce seed for sowing and bread
for food. Whenever you receive the Word into your
heart, meditate and act on it, and it’ll produce results
in your life.
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for the entrance of your Word has given
me light and understanding. I’m fully equipped for a life of
unending success through the power of the Holy Spirit that’s
at work in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
Proverbs 4:23; 2 Peter 1:3; 1 John 4:4; Joshua 1:8
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Timothy 6:1-21
Jeremiah 15-16
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 7:20-31
2 Kings 11-12