Thirty, Sixty, or One Hundred: You Choose.

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. (Matthew 13:23)

Jesus said the good ground is the one that hears and understands the Word. But even those who receive the Word have different results: thirty, sixty, and one hundred fold. Why?

Because the ground (which is our heart and our life) still has variables, including:

• How much light is received? (Or how much knowledge have you absorbed?)

• How well is the seed being cultivated? (Have you been consistently applying the Word?)

• How consistent is your care with the seed? (Are you obeying immediately and following God’s correction?)

  
  

See, God provides the Word, but your life decides the return. The return on the Word is directly linked to those three areas. One of the biggest traps believers fall into is judging others based on their fruit or results. You can’t judge them because you don’t know what season they're in. Maybe they're just planting, or perhaps they planted years ago, and this harvest is directly connected to Jesus. Jesus never tells us to compare yields. Instead, He advises us to examine the soil of our own hearts.

So, don’t let someone else’s thirtyfold discourage your sixtyfold, and don’t let your current sixtyfold prevent you from reaching for a hundred. God's Kingdom is a system that yields supernatural results, but it only works for those who actively practice it. Jesus never said to “pray for fruit.” He said fruit comes from understanding and action working together. Believers are reaping from the Word today not because they are God’s favorite, but because they understood this principle and followed the instructions they received.

Practical Application

Stop comparing your growth to others around you. Instead, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal where you can press deeper into His plan for your harvest.

Matthew 13:8; John 15:16