"Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.
5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears to
hear, let him hear!”
About this time of the year, (in the colder climates,) some gardeners peruse through seed catalogs as they look forward to better weather. Having good quality seeds is important, but so is the soil that you plant them in. Jesus knew that the parable in today's scripture would bring understanding to the masses.
Spiritually, the soil that Jesus was speaking about can be akin to our minds and how we receive the "seed," (the Word of God.) Life gets busy, and often it can choke the life out of our spirituality if we're not carefully guarding it. Prayer for better understanding, and a heart that receives God's Word with joy and anticipation is needful if we are to see a good "crop" in our spiritual
lives.
How's the spiritual "soil" in your journey with the Almighty today?
Have a great day and God bless!
