Thoughts for another day
May 12, 2014.
Today's verse: Lk. 8:13. They
on the rock are they, which,
when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a
while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read
further. Thanks)
In the parable of the Sower, Jesus speaks of an interesting possibility
of the seed falling on rock. To
understand better, let’s look at what the Sower does…He takes the same care for
every seed that falls on various types of ‘ground’ (I use this word for lack of
a better term). His effort, His love and
His fervor is the same with every seed that He sows; yet the seed falls on
different ‘ground’ and the result is different.
In this reflection, we look at rocky
ground of which Jesus utters our above Word of them who’re like rocks in their
hearts yet receive the Word with delight.
Since they’re hard, lacking the ability to develop roots that can
penetrate their hardness, for a while the seed grows literally on the surface
because the root gets no resistance. But
as soon as the root seeks penetration to be planted firmly within this ‘ground’
it faces resistance and is not able to hold on and falls away. The Word literally is washed away from the
person and is not beneficial to him as he doesn’t allow it to take root.
There’re many who’re like this rocky
ground. We go for a retreat or a crusade
and are touched by what we hear and see and oh, our hearts are so turned toward
God. But the hardness of rebellion
toward Him curtails the growth of His Word in our hearts which results in our inability
to stand firm when faced with the temptation, sent to check the strength within
our hearts to bear God’s Word. And so we’re unable to live the way He wants us
to live, resulting in our not bearing fruit that’s meaningful in God’s sight. For all of us who’re like this, it’s time we prayed
the Holy Spirit of God to break our hardness and make us soft and yielding to
His Word; and eventually, God, seeing that we’re bearing fruit, will use us for
His purposes.
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