Jesus told this parable, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop -- a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” (Matthew 13:3-8)
What kind of soil are you for the things of God? That’s not a question about how much of God’s Word you know. It’s not a question of how religious you are. It’s a question about whether or not you are allowing God’s work in your life to produce the fruit He desires.
The work of God is about life change and about God being able to touch the lives of others through us.
The marvelous thing is that it is not something that we do, but a work that God does in us and through us. Paul declared, “it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” (Philippians 2:13)
But we have the capacity to keep God from being able to do what He desires through us. A hard heart, a life focused on trouble and problems, a life focused on the cares of this world can hinder what God desires to do in us and through us.
The work of God is a powerful seed that can accomplish a great deal in our lives. What kind of soil are you for His seed?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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