Protecting What You’ve Planted

Scripture:

“But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”

Matthew 13:23

Devotional:

Every seed planted is vulnerable. Jesus said some seeds fall on rocky soil, some get scorched by the sun, and some are choked out by weeds. The issue isn’t always the seed, it can also be the soil. The Word of God is good seed, but it won’t produce lasting fruit if it’s not protected in our daily walk. In the same way, when we sow into the Spirit, those seeds must be guarded so they aren’t stolen or strangled by the pull of the old man.

Protecting what you’ve planted means more than just hearing a sermon or feeling stirred in the moment. It’s pulling out the weeds of distraction, guarding against old habits that creep back in, and staying consistent when the soil feels dry. A farmer doesn’t just sow, he tends. And in the Spirit, tending looks like prayer, staying in the Word, surrounding yourself with community, and saying no to the things that would choke out your harvest.

Reflection Questions:

1. What weeds (distractions, habits, sins) are competing with the seeds I’ve sown in the Spirit?

2. How am I watering what God has already planted in me?

3. Do I take time to tend the soil of my heart, or am I expecting growth without care?

Prayer:

Lord, thank You for planting Your Word in my heart. Help me guard it from distraction and temptation. Teach me to sow to the Spirit and tend to what You’ve planted, so I may bear lasting fruit.

Action Step:

Choose one way to “water” your seed today - whether through prayer, worship, or Scripture a and one “weed” to pull out that’s choking your growth.