God’s Field

“You are God’s field . . . .” 1 Cor. 3:9. Prior to this, we were Satan’s field. He sowed his seed in us, and it brought forth all kinds of bad fruit. However, Jesus has redeemed us to God by His blood. Rev. 5:9. We who have accepted this redemption in Christ Jesus—from the power of Satan to God—must be aware of the fact that we have entered into the new covenant. We have promised to allow no one except the Lord and His co-workers to sow in our lives. We need to wake up to the fact that we are God’s field.

This is very clear in the natural realm. Once we have purchased a plot of land nobody else has a right to sow anything on it, nor would anybody try to do so. However, Satan heeds neither laws nor personal rights. He sows wherever and whenever he gets the chance; and he uses his many, many helpers. Therefore, it is up to us to receive no other seed besides God’s Word. We need to be faithful to our covenant.

Jesus redeemed us when we were a wilderness; but the Spirit has begun to cultivate us and we must endure the chastening work of His grace which teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age. Tit. 2:11-13.

If we expose ourselves to all kinds of sowers, we will be like a highway, our heart will be unable to comprehend God’s Word, and the evil one will snatch it away. Matt. 13:19-23. Also, if I am not willing to be saved at all costs, my heart is like the stony places. If you believe you can seek that which is above and at the same time that which is on the earth, you cannot be cultivated. Isn’t this the state most believers are in? They sit in meetings where the Word is sown in their hearts. They receive it, but it never bears fruit. The cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word. It should be the other way around!

They want to be in the church, and they want to be cultivated by God. Jesus has also redeemed them with His blood, but they have not entered the new covenant. They have not forsaken everything; they love the world and the things of the world. All the Word of God which they receive and all the blessings they enjoy in the church becomes a curse for them. “For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessings from God; but if it bears thorns and briars, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.” Heb. 6:7-8.

It doesn’t help just to cut off the old plant above the ground, for appearance’s sake. This is what many try to do, but the old plant keeps coming up. Every plant that has not been planted by our heavenly Father must be plucked up by the roots. In other words, you have to cut the world out of your heart. God sees your heart. He also sees the roots that lie beneath the surface. You can never get rid of the roots until you begin to live before God’s face. Then your heart will be cleansed from all the roots of the old plant, and you will be spared the effort of keeping the surface clean for the sake of appearance.

“But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” Mark 4:20. They are faithful to the new covenant. Their hearts are not divided; they understand God’s Word. You must be wholehearted to understand God’s Word. Then the Spirit will make it living for you, and it will bear fruit in your life. This is unavoidable; you are God’s field, to His praise and glory. “By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” John 15:8.