19th March 2014 TOPIC: MAKE YOUR HEART A FERTILE SOIL FOR THE SEED BIBLE VERSE: Luke 8:8 Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!” When he had said this, he called out, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” While it is the Divine Spirit that makes the ground of the human heart good, the truth that is set forth in the parable of the sower bears on human responsibility. You must try to have your heart like good ground for the seed, to hear and understand the word. You have to hear it regularly, not now and then, you have to pray beforehand for the grace for the grace of the Holy Spirit, you have to guard against preoccupying the heart with the things of the world, and you have to be ready to do as the word directs. If you must prepare your heart a fertile soil for the seed, you must not be like those along the path, those who walk in the counsel of the ungodly, who stand in the path of sinners, who sit in the seat of the scornful. You must not be like those on the rock, who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but in time of testing they fall away. You must not be like those on thorns, who receive the word but are choked by lifes worries, riches and pleasures, and do not get matured. But you need a noble and good heart to hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce good crops. Dont let anything cause the seed (Gods word) not to produce crop in you. Instead of thinking about your problems, challenges of life, and ambitions, think more on the word of God. Think on His promises, His will for you, and His commandments. PRAYER: Father, grant me the grace to prepare my heart a fertile soil for your word to produce good crop in me. ACTION POINT: Dont Be Only A Hearer But Also A Doer. Guard Your Heart Against The Issues Of Life. BIBLE STUDY PLAN Leviticus 27 Psalm 140-142 Luke 10 YAEM - Empowering Humanity! PLEASE SHARE WITH OTHERS.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:33:08 +0000
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