28/11/2025
Farmer Okonkwo and the Four Soils.
In the village of Umu-Eze, where the red earth is as ancient as the hills, lived a master farmer named Okonkwo. Okonkwo did not farm with a heavy hand; he farmed with wisdom. He knew that the harvest is not just about the seed, but about the ground that holds it.
One morning, before the sun could fully wipe the dew from the pumpkin leaves, Okonkwo went out to sow his most precious grain. He carried his bag of seeds—truth, life, and promise—slung over his shoulder like a warrior going to battle.
As he scattered the seeds with a sweeping hand, the story of four hearts began to unfold.
1. The Hardened Path (The Village Path)
Some seeds fell along the beaten path where the villagers walked daily to the market. The ground was hard, stamped flat by many feet. The seed sat there, naked and exposed. Before Okonkwo could even turn his back, the birds of the air—sharp-eyed and hungry—swooped down and sn**ched the seeds away. Gbam! Just like that, the potential was gone.
2. The Rocky Ground (The Shallow Earth)
Some seeds fell on a patch of land where the soil was thin, covering heavy stones beneath. Ah! These seeds were happy. They sprouted quickly, shooting up like a young man in a hurry to take a title. But they had no roots. When the hot African sun rose high at noon and the heat became fierce, the young shoots withered. They died because they had no depth to drink from the waters below.
3. The Thorns (The Choked Bush)
Other seeds fell among the "ahịhịa"—the stubborn weeds and sharp thorns. The grain tried to grow, but the weeds were greedy. They fought for space, they fought for water, and they fought for sunlight. The worries of "what shall we eat," the desire for more cowries, and the deceit of easy wealth grew taller than the grain. The good seed was choked, gasping for air, and it produced no fruit. It was a wasted season.
4. The Good Black Earth
But finally, Okonkwo threw seeds onto the good soil—the land he had tilled, the land that was soft, deep, and ready. The seed went in. It drank the rain. It held on tight during the storm.
And when the harvest time came, the village marvelled! Where one seed fell, a stalk rose bearing thirty, sixty, even a hundred times what was planted! The barns of Okonkwo were full, and his children did not beg for bread.
💡 The Lessons (What This Means for You):
The "Seed" is the Word of God (or the Truth/Vision/Purpose needed for your life). The "Soil" is the state of your heart.
1. Don't Have a "Village Path" Heart (The Closed Mind)
The Lesson: When your heart is hard or cynical, or when you are too busy with the "traffic" of life, the truth cannot pe*****te.
The Warning: Satan (the thief) steals the Word immediately because you didn't VALUE IT. You heard it, but you didn't hold it.
Action: Soften your heart. Pay attention. Don't let the enemy sn**ch your blessing before it even settles.
2. Don't Have "Rocky" Zeal (The Emotional Starter)
The Lesson: This represents people who get excited instantly—"I claim it!" "Yes o!" (We hear these shouts everytime in church 😊)—but have no spiritual stamina. They are emotional but not grounded.
The Warning: When "sun" comes (tribulation, persecution, or hard times), they give up. Faith that hasn't been tested by the heat is not yet real faith.
Action: deepen your roots. Don't just look for the miracle; look for the Master. Endurance is better than excitement.
3. Stop Farming Among Thorns (The Distracted Life)
The Lesson: You cannot grow God’s purpose and the world’s worries in the same pot. One will kill the other.
The Warning: "The deceitfulness of wealth" and the "worries of this life" are silent killers. They don't stop the plant from growing; they stop it from fruiting. You might look busy (leaves), but you are not productive (fruit).
Action: W**d your garden. Cut off the anxiety, the greed, and the comparison game. prioritize what matters.
4. Be the Good Soil (The Receptive Doer)✅✅✅
The Lesson: The good soil hears, accepts, and endures. It is intentional.
The Promise: The result is exponential growth. One word from God, properly received, can multiply into a harvest that feeds your generation (30, 60, 100 fold).
Action: Receive the Word with humility, meditate on it, and let it change your character.
Nna, nwanne m (My brother, my sister), which soil are you today? The sower has done his part. The seed is good. The harvest now depends on the ground.
Make your heart ready!!!
