The sower, representing Jesus, sowed some seeds. Some fell beside the road and the birds ate them up. Some fell on the rocky ground, where they sprang up, but didn’t have room for roots, so when the sun came out they withered away. Some of the seed fell in the thorns and they were choked out. Some of the seed fell on good soil and grew yielding a crop of thirty, sixty, or a hundred fold.
Jesus said, “He who has an ear, let him hear.”
Think of the veggies you’ll be growing this summer. Yum! It won’t be long and we’ll all be out working in our gardens. As the soil warms up the ground will be ready for all those cucumber, squash, lettuce, and carrot seeds~or whatever you are planning to plant. If you’ve been gardening for a while most of the rocks have probably been cleared from your garden plot. If not, you may have extra work to do besides just rototilling or turning over the soil with a shovel.
When Jesus speaks are you listening? What kind of soil is in your heart? Hard ground, like the roadside. Rocky? Or filled with thorns? May it never be. Listen to Jesus words and let those words grow within you---don’t let Satan snatch those words away, or let the worries of the world be like the thorns and choke out Jesus’ teachings. Listen and understand. Keep an open heart and mind to the Word of our Lord; listen and let His teaching guide your spiritual growth---deep with good roots.
Lord, give us insight into your word and help us see ways that we can bear fruit for you.
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2012 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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