Devotion:
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Read Matthew 13:1-9.
Jesus’ parable of the sower primarily focuses on the different kinds of soil on which the seed landed: hard ground, rocky ground, soil filled with weeds and good soil. The hearer is invited to look in the mirror and ask, “What kind of soil am I for receiving the seeds the God seeks to plant in my life?”
However, our focus this week is on roots. There is a particular phrase in this parable that connects to this focus: “...and they withered because they had no root.” The seeds that fell on rocky ground were not able to go deep. The plant sprouted up out of the ground; it got started. But when the heat got to be too much (when the tough times of life came), the plant couldn’t survive. Why? “...because they had no root.”
You have probably seen this in the world of plants many times, whether they were in a garden or flowers, bushes or trees. You have probably seen this in the lives of people many times as well. How does this story speak into your life?
Personal Worship Option:
Offer this prayer or one in your own words: Lord Jesus, thank you for this story that reminds me of the options I have in how I live my life. Guide me to always be receptive to the seeds you seek to sow in my life. In your name I pray, Amen.
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