We know from the Word of God that the seed that Jesus is talking about in the parable of the sower is the Word of God. 

God's words are life; they bring healing, provision, and light to any situation. In order for the Word of God to produce in our lives, the condition of the soil (our hearts) needs to be open and ready to receive and believe His Words. 

Luke 7:9: "When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel."

It wasn't often that Jesus was amazed at someone's great faith, but with the Roman Centurion, Jesus marvelled! 

What was it about the Roman Centurion that caught the attention of Jesus? It was his understanding of authority and submission. The Centurion understood that Jesus was under the authority of the Heavenly Father and that whatever Jesus said, there was power behind it. 

Acts 3:16, “And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.”

Faith in the Name of Jesus empowered that crippled man to rise up and walk! 

Jesus said to His disciples that whatever you ask in My Name, I will do it. (John 14:12). That doesn’t apply just to the disciples, but it applies to us too! 

Philippians 2:9-11 “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Jesus has been given the Name that is above every name! His Name reigns in heaven, on earth and over the demonic realm. 

We have been given the right to use the Name of Jesus! Jesus said that “All power and authority on heaven and earth has been given to me; therefore you go…” (Matthew 28:19)

When Jesus died on the cross, He took back the power and authority from the devil and delegated that authority to His Church. With that authority comes the right to use His Name over the domain of darkness. In Acts chapter 3, Peter and John used the Name of Jesus over sickness, and the man who once was paralysed began to walk because of the authority that is in the Name of Jesus!

The things that God has for each one of us are far greater, more rewarding and fulfilling than anything that this world can offer us. God has a plan for your life, and His plan is far over and above all that you could ask or think. 

Walking in God’s plan for our lives doesn’t happen automatically; it is something that we must seek after and hunger for.

Colossians 3:1-2

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

The way we see ourselves and what we allow to define our identity will determine the outcome and direction of our life. We are Born Again Believers, have been recreated in the exact likeness as Jesus! We have been raised with Christ and given a new spiritual identity, with a God-given authority to rule and reign on this earth just like Jesus. 

John 16:7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

Jesus said that it is to our advantage that He go away and return to the Father so that He could send the Holy Spirit to us. As Born Again believers, we have the very Spirit of God living in us to lead, guide, help, comfort, and empower us! 

We are Born Again, children of the Most High God! When we made Jesus Lord of our lives, we were made e a new creation! What God says we are and the way God sees us is the truth. 

We are saved, risen and seated with Christ in the heavenly places. 

Each one of us has a God-given call upon our lives. We are called to represent His voice, His will, His purposes and His plan on the earth. That is why it is so vital that we present our bodies as a living sacrifice as unto the Lord. 

We are in a fight; whether we want to be or not, we are in a spiritual battle! The enemy aims to minimise the effect of the Kingdom of God in our lives and to minimise the effect of the Kingdom of God shining through to reach others. Satan does this through deceiving thoughts to build a stronghold in our minds.

Jesus won! He defeated the enemy, and now we have been given the authority to rule and to reign in this life. (Romans 5:17)

Colossians 1:13-14 says that we have been transferred out of darkness and into the Kingdom of His dear son. We once were dominated and manipulated by the devil, but when Jesus came, He disarmed the rulers and authorities of darkness, and He delegated His authority to us, the Church!

When Jesus died on the cross, He completely disarmed and stripped the devil of his power! Since we are Born Again and In Christ, Jesus' victory is our victory! The devil is a defeated foe, and yet he still goes around like a roaring lion.

How do we, as believers, fight a defeated enemy?1 Peter 5:8-9 tells us exactly what we're supposed to do.

For the Born Again, child of God, the law of the Spirit of life that is found in Jesus is working in us! Righteousness, holiness, and justification is the life that comes from the Spirit, and it belongs to us because of the resurrection of Jesus. Condemnation, guilt, and shame work death, and we don’t have to yield to it anymore because we are free from the law of sin and death.

There is absolutely no condemnation for us who are in Christ Jesus! We are called to live in the freedom that the gift of righteousness brings. Freedom to come boldly before our Heavenly Father knowing that He has made us worthy, freedom to declare the promises of God over our lives, freedom to expect God’s goodness to manifest in every area, and the freedom to resist any sense of condemnation or unworthiness.

Why can we, as believers, have strong faith?

We can have strong faith because we have been made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

The righteousness of God is not earned by our own works or our trying to be “good enough” to earn God’s promises. God’s righteousness is made complete and final by the blood of Jesus.

One of the reasons we can have strong faith is because we have been made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus! (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Righteousness means to be in right standing with God. That means the righteous ones have the right and privilege to come boldly to the throne of grace and approach the Father in confidence. (Hebrews 4:17)