Devotion:
Read Luke 8:4-8.
This story about a farmer sowing seed invites each person to consider this question: “Which kind of soil are you?” It’s another great parable by Jesus because it is a picture we can all see in our mind. We have seen various kinds of dirt around us. We have walked on a path and know that the dirt there has been flattened and very solid, so that any seed that might fall on it would have little chance of getting under it and the seed would be “easy pickins” for the birds. We’ve seen rocky ground and seen how some plants might grow in it, but not many; and even what does probably won’t grow very long. We’ve seen how thorns, thistles and weeds in a plot of ground make it almost impossible for the plants there to flourish. And we’ve also seen a good plot of ground, especially that which a gardener has prepared for sowing seeds and plants. The rocks and weeds have been removed. The dirt has been plowed so that it is easily penetrated by both the roots that will go down deeper and the plant which will grow higher.
And with that pictorial reminder placed in our imagination, we are confronted with the question “Which kind of soil are you?” It is obvious which kind we all want to be. The follow-up question then becomes “What are you doing to prepare yourself to be that kind of soil?”
Personal Worship Option:
One quick option for better preparing yourself to receive God’s Word/message/Spirit is to begin or lengthen your prayer and devotional time. Start with five minutes two or three times a day, then let that gradually expand from there.
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