“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died. Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants. Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted! Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
“Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds: The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts. The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced. The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
-Jesus
Do my actions define who I am?
Are people defined by their soil?
Is our salvation based on mere chance depending on the toss of the seed?
Footpath.
Rocky Soil.
Thorns.
Good Soil.
Abba sometimes I feel as if I have been scattered across all four of the terrains listed.
I feel as if I don't understand the Kingdom completely. I've denied You in seasons of problems, persecution and pain. I worry about life all too often and wealth is such a strong temptation for me.
The good soil is represented by a wonderful harvest. Our faith is confirmed by deeds.
What does it mean, Jesus, to "truly hear and understand God's word"?
I suppose it means that we DO something. Produce fruit. Produce a harvest. DO something.
No matter what soil I was first tossed to I will not relent. I will not cease seeking Your face Jesus. Yes Lord I have shown signs of all three of the bad soils but I know Your faithfulness is greater than my sin. I trust that You can still save me. And I trust that You will.
If we are unfaithful,
he remains faithful,
for he cannot deny who he is.
-2 Timothy 2:13
Your character is faithfulness and unconditional love. I cling to Your promise. I hope in Your salvation.
Crises always reveals a person's true character.
teach me unconditional love and faithfulness towards You as You give and take away.
God's training ground is the hidden personal worshiping life of the saint.
Help me live for You and You alone. Would I act and do the things I do if I was always forgotten on earth?
Abba, the farmer, toss me onto some good soil.
My Love Goes Free - Jon Foreman
“Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds: The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts. The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced. The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
-Jesus
Do my actions define who I am?
Are people defined by their soil?
Is our salvation based on mere chance depending on the toss of the seed?
Footpath.
Rocky Soil.
Thorns.
Good Soil.
Abba sometimes I feel as if I have been scattered across all four of the terrains listed.
I feel as if I don't understand the Kingdom completely. I've denied You in seasons of problems, persecution and pain. I worry about life all too often and wealth is such a strong temptation for me.
The good soil is represented by a wonderful harvest. Our faith is confirmed by deeds.
What does it mean, Jesus, to "truly hear and understand God's word"?
I suppose it means that we DO something. Produce fruit. Produce a harvest. DO something.
No matter what soil I was first tossed to I will not relent. I will not cease seeking Your face Jesus. Yes Lord I have shown signs of all three of the bad soils but I know Your faithfulness is greater than my sin. I trust that You can still save me. And I trust that You will.
If we are unfaithful,
he remains faithful,
for he cannot deny who he is.
-2 Timothy 2:13
Your character is faithfulness and unconditional love. I cling to Your promise. I hope in Your salvation.
If you are not doing the task that is closest to you now, which God has engineered into your life, when the crisis comes, instead of being fit for battle, you will be revealed as being unfit. Crises always reveal a person's true character...If you have not been worshiping in everyday occasions, when you get involved in God's work, you will not only be useless yourself but also a hindrance to those around you. God's training ground, where the missionary weapons are found, is the hidden, personal worshiping life of the saint...Do You find yourself responding by saying, "Oh, I will do all that once I'm out on the mission field"? Talking in this way is like trying to produce the weapons of war while in the trenches of the battlefield-you will be killed while trying to do it.
-Oswald Chambers
Crises always reveals a person's true character.
teach me unconditional love and faithfulness towards You as You give and take away.
God's training ground is the hidden personal worshiping life of the saint.
Help me live for You and You alone. Would I act and do the things I do if I was always forgotten on earth?
Abba, the farmer, toss me onto some good soil.
My Love Goes Free - Jon Foreman