Some things in life we wish were never shared. A cold. Covid. Bed bugs. Classroom teachers always dread the call from the school nurse requesting the class be brought in for head checks. Lice is another bug that quickly spreads.

Other times, sharing and multiplying is a life-changing experience. Recall Jesus’ “Parable of the Sower” in Luke 8. When the seed or God’s Word was spread on good soil or to those with a noble or good heart, the outcome was spectacular. “It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown” (Luke 8:8).

Jesus follows up with another parable, “A Lamp on a Stand.” Again, sharing the light or God’s truth with others is the work of all believers. The purpose being, “so that those who come in can see the light” (Luke 8:16).

Hear this from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. “You are the light of the world. . .  [L]et your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:14a, 16).

Kristi McLelland, a Bible study teacher, encourages believers to be a river, not a lake. A lake simply holds the water it receives, whereas a river receives and gives. Its water flows through and nourishes other places.

Likewise, we should take what we are receiving in our knowledge of the Scriptures and share it with others.

Be a farmer; plant seeds of truth. Be a lamp; give light to those in spiritual darkness. Be a river; let God’s Word overflow to others, offering living water and eternal life.