And He Said

"And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word. And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble. Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” "(Mark 4:13-20 NKJV)

What kind of dirt is your heart?

Is it hard, baked; never touched by The Son Of Man? So that the seed sown is sown in vain?

Is it on the outskirts of the field, where there still remains some rocks and weeds? The seed comes up but gets choked out!

Was it plowed and tilled at one time, but rehardened after seasons of no use?  Hosea 10:12

Or has the Land Owner reclaimed the land that was once idle; unsuitable for His use? Has He broken up the hard places, run His fingers through and sifted the stones that would be barriers to the new shoots? Has He lovingly watered His seed to cause the growth needed to produce fruit?

A happy field is faithfully prepared by The Master Gardner, being utilized for its purpose!  It wasn't designed for a parking lot! It was meant to produce nourishment for the children of The Owner! 

I have been every kind of dirt and now I praise God that He's reclaimed my land!!!!!

Even so - MARANATHA!

From 9/8/13