Fruitful Faith (Part 5): Perseverance
This week we're exploring Jesus' parable of the sower, focusing on what makes 'good soil' that bears lasting fruit. Each day examines a different element from Luke 8:15.
"But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance." - Luke 8:15
Perseverance. Anyone who has gardened knows the importance of this virtue.
Keeping at it, even when you don't see the fruit. Because it's only through perseverance that you ever will.
The farmer doesn't dig up the seed every few days to check on progress. He waters, he tends, he waits. He trusts the process even when he can't see the results.
We live in a world that demands immediate results, instant gratification, measurable progress. But faith works on a different timeline.
Rich soil takes time to develop. Embracing the word is a daily choice. Generosity of heart requires constant cultivation. And fruit? Fruit comes in its season, not ours.
Perseverance isn't just about not giving up. It's about trusting that the invisible work is just as real as the visible work. It's about believing that what God has planted in you will grow, even when you can't see it yet.
Maybe especially when you can't see it yet.
Because that's when perseverance matters most—not when everything is going well, but when you're choosing to keep tending the soil even though the harvest feels far away.
The rich soil doesn't stop being rich just because the fruit hasn't appeared yet. It keeps doing what rich soil does: receiving, embracing, sharing, and trusting.
And in time—God's time—the fruit comes.