Devotion:
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Read Luke 8:1-8.
Jesus was the master storyteller, and he often taught in parables. Jesus used parables to explain the truth in a way that is hard to forget, once we understand. His parables bring pictures to our minds to help us understand the kingdom and realize how it relates in our own lives.
A good farmer is mindful to spread seed on good soil, or it will never take root and grow into a crop. Some of it can be trampled on or eaten by birds; some can fall on rocky soil or among thorns and then get choked out. Only the seed sown on good soil will produce a big crop.
The same is true of the Word of God. God spreads his Word generously, even in unlikely places. Just as some seed never brings a crop, so also God’s Word sometimes bears no fruit. Sometimes it is possible to attend worship services but not really hear what God is saying to us. Our minds might be elsewhere perhaps because we think we’ve heard it all before or because we have the next event on our minds. We must be intentional to quiet our minds and have our ears open for God’s word and direction.
Personal Worship Option:
Holy Spirit, please remove obstacles that can so easily keep us from hearing what you are saying to us. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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