Seed and Soil

Seed and Soil

Read Matthew 13:18–23

A person does not have to know much about gardening to realize the importance of preparing the soil. It is hard work to loosen the ground, break up the clods, add peat moss, and work it in. Finally, with the soil loose, moist and rich, the seeds can be planted with an expectation of a colorful harvest. It would be easier to simply throw the seed onto the hard weedy ground but the outcome would likely be quite different. The difference is not it the seed; it is in the soil.

But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown (Matthew 13:23).

Just like in gardening, our hearts can be rich and moist or hard and dry. The quality of our hearts will make a difference in the impact the Word has in our lives. The Word is powerful but our hearts must be prepared to receive. What are you doing to prepare your heart to hear God’s Word?

Prayer Suggestion: Father, I want my heart to be like the good soil. Please help me to keep my heart open to You.

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