A farmer sowed grain. Some fell along the path, where the birds pecked it up. Some fell among the thorns, where it was soon choked by them. Some fell on rocky ground, where it grew quickly but withered because it could not take root. The rest fell on fertile soil. The harvest yielded thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold.

God’s Word is scattered everywhere like a seed. Our hearts can be compared to the condition of the soil. On the hard-packed path, the good Word is snatched away before it can have any effect. The soil on the rock absorbs the word quickly, but strong roots cannot thrive because the heart is too hard. Thorns and thistles are like worries and greed for wealth, which choke the little plants. The good soil yields varying amounts of fruit. Every person is responsible for the soil of their own heart!

The seed is the word of God.

Luke 8, 11b

Will you let God work in your heart so that His Word can take ever deeper root?

Weekly text: Mark 4,1-20