- Hard
- Stony
- Thorny
- Good
Yes, hardness of heart could be cultivated, but it's in the path, going place to place ...with the birds making all kinds of noisy racket as they snatch away any seed.
Stony is when our life gets a bit rocky, or difficult. Our interest was there for a bit ...but, too many barriers are built along a stone fence line.
Thorny doesn't necessarily choke us off ...but sort of grows up along and becomes a part of us, and if we try to grow independently, those sharp thorns can be rather effective in prodding us back.
The good is when we groom or cultivate by reading the Word of God, and drawing nourishment from it. We reach deep with our roots, so difficult times can be endured.
Okay, not to just read God's Word and give our interpretation ...in the Book of Matthew, Chapter 13, we read precisely what Jesus said, so we don't need to interpret or give our own take on it.
Stony is when our life gets a bit rocky, or difficult. Our interest was there for a bit ...but, too many barriers are built along a stone fence line.
Thorny doesn't necessarily choke us off ...but sort of grows up along and becomes a part of us, and if we try to grow independently, those sharp thorns can be rather effective in prodding us back.
The good is when we groom or cultivate by reading the Word of God, and drawing nourishment from it. We reach deep with our roots, so difficult times can be endured.
Okay, not to just read God's Word and give our interpretation ...in the Book of Matthew, Chapter 13, we read precisely what Jesus said, so we don't need to interpret or give our own take on it.
Jesus said:
“Therefore hear the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
“Therefore hear the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
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