In this world, we all have our roles to play. Too often, people measure worth by wealth, titles, or the size of their platform. The truth is far greater: every person has the capacity to be a force multiplier in the world.
Our roles in life are not always measurable by metrics, accolades, or bank accounts. Instead, we are potential exponents to lives worn thin by depletion, disappointment, and despair. But many of us move through life convinced we bring little to the table—forgetting that God has already equipped us with unique gifts designed to enhance one another.
Consider the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13:1–9. Jesus describes seed that fell on rocky ground, thorny soil, and good soil. Some seed was devoured, some scorched, but some produced a harvest—a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown. A single seed in the right environment became a multiplier. Fruit was not just for the moment but for the future.
Think of it this way:
An apple tree is planted in a field. In season, it produces 30 apples. Each apple contains six seeds. How many trees have been yielded for the future? 180.
But wait—what about harvesting, planting, soil, and sunlight? Those details are important, but the principle stands: the tree, in one season, has created fruitfulness beyond the apples. The tree has multiplied. It has provided fruit for consumption, seeds for more trees, shade for travelers, and provision for its environment.
This truth echoes Paul’s words in Galatians 6:7–9: “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows… Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”Multiplication takes patience. The fruit of your life may not be immediately visible, but if you sow faithfully, a harvest is guaranteed.
This is what it means to be a force multiplier. We are not simply here to exist. We are here to expand life, to encourage growth, to be both fruit and seed in God’s world.
So what could happen if we recognized our God-given potential and lived fully in and out of season? Maybe then, together, we would cultivate a grove so abundant that God Himself would point to it with joy and say, “Look at what My children have produced.”
Think about it.
Dr. Charles W. Ferguson 